chelydre
See also: chélydre
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English chelidre, chelyder, chelydre, from 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 French chélydre.
Noun edit
chelydre (plural chelydres)
- (obsolete) A fetid water snake.
Latin edit
Noun edit
chelȳdre