chélydre
See also: chelydre
French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelȳdrus (“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
editNoun
editchélydre m (plural chélydres)
- (obsolete) a venomous and amphibious serpent
Noun
editchélydre f (plural chélydres)
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “chélydre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.