EMYDIDAE


Meaning of EMYDIDAE in English

ə̇ˈmidəˌdē, ēˈ- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Emyd-, Emys, type genus + -idae

: a family of chelonians comprising most of the freshwater aquatic tortoises and terrapins and closely related to Testudinidae in which it has often been included as a subfamily

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.