Pleurodira

plural noun

Pleu·​ro·​di·​ra

ˌplu̇rəˈdīrə

: an extensive group of freshwater turtles in which the neck cannot be retracted, but is bent laterally beneath the front of the carapace compare matamata

pleurodiran

¦⸗⸗¦dīrən

adjective or noun

pleurodire

ˈ⸗⸗ˌdī(ə)r

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleur- + -dira (from Greek derē, deirē neck)

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