chelydre

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English chelidre, chelyder, chelydre, from Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelȳdrus ("fetid water serpent"), from Ancient Greek χέλυδρος ("amphibious serpent"), from χέλυς + ὕδρος. Cognate of French chélydre.

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