Clemmys

noun

Clem·​mys

ˈklemə̇s

: a genus of nearly cosmopolitan semiaquatic turtles (family Testudinidae) that includes the North American wood tortoise and spotted turtle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek klemmys tortoise

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