cryptodire
/ˈkrɪptə(ʊ)dʌɪə/Zoology and Palaeontology
adjective
= cryptodiran.
noun
A chelonian of the suborder Cryptodira (which includes most kinds of tortoise, terrapin, and turtle), characterized by retraction of the head directly backwards into the shell by a vertical flexure of the neck.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Cope (1840–1897). From scientific Latin Cryptodira, suborder name.
- up to no good
- up to one's armpits
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's elbows in
- up to one's neck in
- up to one's (old) tricks
- up top
- up to par
- up to putty
- up to scratch
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- (up) to the hilt
- up to the mark
- up to the minute
- up to the (or one's) eyeballs
- up to the (or one's) eyes (in)
- uptown
- uptowner
- uptrend
- upturn
- UPU
- uPVC
- upvote
- upward