pleurodiranadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪərən/,

/ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪərən/, U.S.

/ˌplʊroʊˈdaɪ(ə)rən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pleurodira , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleurodira, suborder name (E. D. Cope 1869 or earlier; alteration of Pleurodera (1858 or earlier) < French pleurodères , subfamily name ( A. M. C. Duméril and G. Bibron Erpétologie générale (1834) I. 354) < pleuro- pleuro- comb. form + ancient Greek δειρή (Attic δέρη ) neck: see derotremate adj.) + -an suffix. Compare pleurodire adj. and n.

Zoology and Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the chelonian suborder Pleurodira, which comprises the side-necked turtles (cf. cryptodirous adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [adjective] > relating to tortoise > that bend neck sideways

pleurodire1866

pleurodiran1887

side-necked1890

1887 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 19 171 (title) On a new family of Pleurodiran turtles.

1901 Athenæum 16 Mar. 343/3 In late Secondary and early Tertiary times the Pleurodiran chelonians were almost cosmopolitan.

1964 Amer. Midland Naturalist 72 51 In one family of the living pleurodiran turtles, there is an extra pair of bones, the mesoplastra lying between the hyo- and the hypoplastra.

1995 Science 12 May 856/3 The association in Palaeochersis of a fused pelvis and a skull lacking pleurodiran features resulted in our exclusion of Proterochersis from Pleurodira.

B. n.

A side-necked turtle; = pleurodire n. rare.

ΚΠ

1887 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 19 171 We may first assume that Carettochelys is a Pleurodiran.

2000 Geol. Mag. (Electronic ed.) 137 269 Both marine-littoral pleurodirans (Bothremydidae) and marine cryptodirans (Chelonioidea) are represented.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pleurodiran
释义	pleurodiranadj.n. Brit. /ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪərən/, /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪərən/, U.S. /ˌplʊroʊˈdaɪ(ə)rən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pleurodira , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleurodira, suborder name (E. D. Cope 1869 or earlier; alteration of Pleurodera (1858 or earlier) < French pleurodères , subfamily name ( A. M. C. Duméril and G. Bibron Erpétologie générale (1834) I. 354) < pleuro- pleuro- comb. form + ancient Greek δειρή (Attic δέρη ) neck: see derotremate adj.) + -an suffix. Compare pleurodire adj. and n. Zoology and Palaeontology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the chelonian suborder Pleurodira, which comprises the side-necked turtles (cf. cryptodirous adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [adjective] > relating to tortoise > that bend neck sideways pleurodire1866 pleurodiran1887 side-necked1890 1887 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 19 171 (title) On a new family of Pleurodiran turtles. 1901 Athenæum 16 Mar. 343/3 In late Secondary and early Tertiary times the Pleurodiran chelonians were almost cosmopolitan. 1964 Amer. Midland Naturalist 72 51 In one family of the living pleurodiran turtles, there is an extra pair of bones, the mesoplastra lying between the hyo- and the hypoplastra. 1995 Science 12 May 856/3 The association in Palaeochersis of a fused pelvis and a skull lacking pleurodiran features resulted in our exclusion of Proterochersis from Pleurodira. B. n. A side-necked turtle; = pleurodire n. rare. ΚΠ 1887 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 19 171 We may first assume that Carettochelys is a Pleurodiran. 2000 Geol. Mag. (Electronic ed.) 137 269 Both marine-littoral pleurodirans (Bothremydidae) and marine cryptodirans (Chelonioidea) are represented. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1887
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