单词 | river tortoise |
释义 | > as lemmasriver tortoise river tortoise n. = river turtle n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Emydidae (freshwater turtles) > member of (terrapin) river tortoise1601 river turtle1672 terrapin1672 skilly-pot1807 emys1843 pond tortoise1862 redbelly1877 slider1877 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Index sig. Pppiiv/1 River Tortoises, and their vertues. 1746 Universal Hist. (Dublin rev. ed.) XIII. xvii. 306 Among the presents which they brought were huge vipers, serpents ten cubits long, a river tortoise three cubits long.., and several tygers. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 74/2 Potamians, or River Tortoises,..live constantly in the water, only coming out occasionally. 1910 Ohio Archaeol. & Hist. Q. 19 74 The river tortoise of these parts is a species different from that found in Pensilvanien. 2004 M. McAdam Bangladesh (ed. 5) 32 Reptiles include the sea tortoise, mud turtle, river tortoise, pythons, crocodiles and a variety of venomous snakes. < as lemmas |
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