chelydre
See also: chélydre
English
Etymology
From Middle English chelidre, chelyder, chelydre, 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 French chélydre.
Noun
chelydre (plural chelydres)
- (obsolete) A fetid water snake.
Latin
Noun
chelȳdre
- vocative singular of chelȳdrus