| 单词 | river turtle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriver turtle river turtle n. any of numerous freshwater turtles, esp. of the families Emydidae, Trionychidae, and Chelidae, that live in rivers. 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 1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 34 The River Turtle, which are venomous and stink. 1743 M. Catesby Acct. Carolina & Bahama Islands p. xxxv/1 in Nat. Hist. Carolina I. There are besides, peculiar to these upper Parts of the Savanna River a singular Species of River Turtle, which by boiling with the shell on, the whole becomes tender and eatable. 1802 A. F. M. Willich Domest. Encycl. IV. 232/2 The orbicularis, or common river-turtle, inhabits the milder climates of Europe. 1895 F. A. Swettenham Malay Sketches 212 The river-turtle is a great deal smaller than the sea-turtle. 1955 G. Cansdale Reptiles W. Afr. vi. 88 West Africa is known to have three species of sea turtle, at least three land tortoises and three terrapins (water tortoises), in addition to one river turtle. 1998 Jrnl. Compar. Physiol. B. 168 399 The Brisbane river turtle Emydura signata lays hard-shelled eggs. < as lemmas |
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