cryptodirousadj.

Brit.

/ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪrəs/, U.S.

/ˌkrɪptəˈdaɪrəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Cryptodira , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Cryptodira (see cryptodiran adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier cryptodire adj., cryptodiran adj.

Zoology. Now rare.

= cryptodiran adj.

ΚΠ

1889 T. Gill in Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1887 i. 510 Whatever may be the relations of the new genus, whether to the cryptodirous or pleurodirous tortoises, it has many quite peculiar characters.

1906 New Internat. Encycl. XIX. 575/1 Of the cryptodirous families, the Chelydridae are represented by the various snapping or ‘alligator’ turtles.

1998 T. M. Berra Nat. Hist. Austral. viii. 160 It is the only Australian freshwater cryptodirous turtle (head and neck retract into the shell).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cryptodirous
释义	cryptodirousadj. Brit. /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪrəs/, U.S. /ˌkrɪptəˈdaɪrəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Cryptodira , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Cryptodira (see cryptodiran adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier cryptodire adj., cryptodiran adj. Zoology. Now rare. = cryptodiran adj. ΚΠ 1889 T. Gill in Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1887 i. 510 Whatever may be the relations of the new genus, whether to the cryptodirous or pleurodirous tortoises, it has many quite peculiar characters. 1906 New Internat. Encycl. XIX. 575/1 Of the cryptodirous families, the Chelydridae are represented by the various snapping or ‘alligator’ turtles. 1998 T. M. Berra Nat. Hist. Austral. viii. 160 It is the only Australian freshwater cryptodirous turtle (head and neck retract into the shell). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1889
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