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
- serpentined
- serpentinely
- serpentines
- serpenting
- serpentining
- serpentiningly
- serpentinings
- serpentinise
- serpentinised
- serpentinises
- serpentinising
- serpentinite
- serpentinization
- serpentinize
- serpentinized
- serpentinizes
- serpentinizing
- serpentinoid
- serpentinous
- serpentise
- serpentised
- serpentises
- serpentising
- serpentize
- serpentized