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Pulmonate

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Definition: n. A Terrestrial snails belong to a group within the Order Stylommatophora called the 'pulmonates'. This classification level is as yet unassigned (it is not officially a family) but the term pulmonates is used to refer to air breathing land snails. (Source: Keeton)

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