| 释义 |
‖ emys Zool.|ˈɛmɪs|
In pl. emydes.
[mod.L., a. Gr. ἐµύς the fresh-water tortoise.]
The ordinary fresh-water tortoise.
1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 57/2 Certain Emydes..tend to the Sea-tortoises or Turtles..and yet exhibit characters peculiar to themselves. 1873Geikie Gt. Ice Age 492 App., Remains of the elephant..the beaver, the emys..and goats. |