Carettochelydidae
plural noun
Ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae
kə¦ret(ˌ)ōkə̇ˈlidəˌdē
: a family of pleurodiran freshwater turtles including a New Guinea turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from Carettochelyd-, presumed stem of Carettochelys, a turtle genus of southern New Guinea and Northern Territory, Australia (from Caretta caretta + -o- -o- + Greek chélȳs "tortoise") + -idae -idae