单词 | pond turtle |
释义 | > as lemmaspond turtle pond turtle n. any of various freshwater turtles of the family Emydidae; esp. (British ) the European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis, and (U.S.) Emys (or Clemmys) marmorata of western North America. ΚΠ 1852 Littell's Living Age 29 May 401/2 The pond turtles, (Emys decussata), in their turbid and tepid home..are most graphically described dozing in the sunshine or chequered shade. 1860 Explor. Route to Pacific (U.S. War Dept.) III. 292 Actinemys marmorata, Agass. The Western Pond Turtle... This [is] the only turtle yet known from the west of the Rocky mountains. 1952 A. Carr Handbk. Turtles 123 Pacific Pond Turtle—Clemmys marmorata marmorata. 1998 Conservation Biol. 12 354/2 In the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), gonadal intersexuality has been observed in late embryonic stages. < as lemmas |
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