Triassochelys

noun

Tri·​as·​so·​chelys

trī¦asō+

: a genus of extinct turtles of the lower Mesozoic of Europe believed to be the earliest true turtles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from triasso- (from International Scientific Vocabulary triassic + -o-) + Chelys

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