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
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