chélydre
See also: chelydre
French
Etymology
From Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelȳdrus (“fetid water serpent”), from Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). Cognate of English chelydre. The meaning of a snapping turtle by reanalysis back to the feminine noun χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke.lidʁ/
Noun
chélydre m (plural chélydres)
- (obsolete) a venomous and amphibious serpent
Noun
chélydre f (plural chélydres)
- a snapping turtle
Synonyms
- chélydre serpentine
- tortue happante
- tortue hargneuse
Further reading
- “chélydre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.