ˌplu̇rəˈdīrə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -dira (from Greek derē, deirē neck) — more at der-
: an extensive group of freshwater turtles in which the neck cannot be retracted, but is bent laterally beneath the front of the carapace — compare matamata
• pleu·ro·di·ran | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dīrən adjective or noun
• pleu·ro·dire ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdī(ə)r adjective or noun