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French
Etymology
From Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelydrus (“fetid water serpent”), from Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). Cognate of English chelydre. The meaning of a snapping turtle by reanalysis back to the feminine noun χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chélydre m (plural chélydres)
- (obsolete) a venomous and amphibious serpent
Noun
chélydre f (plural chélydres)
- a snapping turtle
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