pleurodireadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈplʊərə(ʊ)dʌɪə/,

/ˈplɔːrə(ʊ)dʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈplʊroʊˌdaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pleurodira.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleurodira (see pleurodiran adj. and n.). Compare pleurodiran adj. and n.

Zoology and Palaeontology.

A. adj.

= pleurodiran adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

pleurodire1866

pleurodiran1887

side-necked1890

1866 E. D. Cope in Jrnl. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2nd Ser. 6 ii. 110 R. Neotropica.—Marsupial and Edentate Mammalia, Inferior Rodentia and Quadrumana, Pleurodire Tortoises.

1892 Amer. Naturalist 26 128 The ratite birds and pleurodire tortoises are found in both [South Africa and Australia].

1948 Evolution 2 152/2 Pleurodire and cryptodire turtles date back to Cretaceous and Jurassic times respectively.

1997 Systematic Biol. 46 237/1 This rearrangement increases the number of pleurodire families from two to five (and the number of living families from two to three).

B. n.

A chelonian of the suborder Pleurodira; a side-necked turtle.

ΚΠ

1891 Amer. Naturalist 25 631 It may quite likely prove to be a Pleurodire.

1905 Science 24 Feb. 296/1 The parieto-squamosal arch in some pleurodires is proof of the presence originally of a solid roof.

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. ii. 40 In the pleurodires, or side-necked terrapins, the neck bends laterally in the horizontal plane.

2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures II. 562/2 Pleurodires, such as the Snake-necks (Chelodina) and the Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus), are found only in South American, Australia, and Africa.

Derivatives

† pleurodirous adj. Obsolete = pleurodiran adj.

ΚΠ

1889 T. Gill in Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1887 i. 510 Whatever may be the relations of the new genus, whether to the cryptodirous or pleurodirous tortoises, it has many quite peculiar characters.

1896 Science 28 Feb. 316/2 The superfamily of the Pleurodirous or Chelyoidean tortoises is restricted to the southern continents.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pleurodire
释义	pleurodireadj.n. Brit. /ˈplʊərə(ʊ)dʌɪə/, /ˈplɔːrə(ʊ)dʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈplʊroʊˌdaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pleurodira. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleurodira (see pleurodiran adj. and n.). Compare pleurodiran adj. and n. Zoology and Palaeontology. A. adj. = pleurodiran adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [adjective] > relating to tortoise > that bend neck sideways pleurodire1866 pleurodiran1887 side-necked1890 1866 E. D. Cope in Jrnl. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2nd Ser. 6 ii. 110 R. Neotropica.—Marsupial and Edentate Mammalia, Inferior Rodentia and Quadrumana, Pleurodire Tortoises. 1892 Amer. Naturalist 26 128 The ratite birds and pleurodire tortoises are found in both [South Africa and Australia]. 1948 Evolution 2 152/2 Pleurodire and cryptodire turtles date back to Cretaceous and Jurassic times respectively. 1997 Systematic Biol. 46 237/1 This rearrangement increases the number of pleurodire families from two to five (and the number of living families from two to three). B. n. A chelonian of the suborder Pleurodira; a side-necked turtle. ΚΠ 1891 Amer. Naturalist 25 631 It may quite likely prove to be a Pleurodire. 1905 Science 24 Feb. 296/1 The parieto-squamosal arch in some pleurodires is proof of the presence originally of a solid roof. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. ii. 40 In the pleurodires, or side-necked terrapins, the neck bends laterally in the horizontal plane. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures II. 562/2 Pleurodires, such as the Snake-necks (Chelodina) and the Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus), are found only in South American, Australia, and Africa. Derivatives † pleurodirous adj. Obsolete = pleurodiran adj. ΚΠ 1889 T. Gill in Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1887 i. 510 Whatever may be the relations of the new genus, whether to the cryptodirous or pleurodirous tortoises, it has many quite peculiar characters. 1896 Science 28 Feb. 316/2 The superfamily of the Pleurodirous or Chelyoidean tortoises is restricted to the southern continents. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1866
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