potamian
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek ποτᾰ́μιος (potámios, “of or from a river”), from ποτᾰμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun
editpotamian (plural potamians)
- (zoology, dated) A softshell turtle (family Trionychidae)
References
edit- “potamian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.