Cryptodira
plural noun
Cryp·to·di·ra
ˌkriptəˈdīrə
in some classifications
: a suborder of Thecophora comprising turtles that bend the neck in a vertical plane in order to retract it into the shell
cryptodiran adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗¦⸗rən
cryptodire noun
ˈ⸗⸗ˌdī(ə)r
plural -s
cryptodirous adjective
¦⸗⸗¦dīrəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from crypt- + -dira (from Greek deirē neck); akin to Latin vorare to devour
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