chelydre
See also: chélydre
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editchelydre (plural chelydres)
- (obsolete) A fetid water snake.
Latin
editNoun
editchelȳdre
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