chelydre

See also: chélydre

English

Etymology

From Middle English chelidre, chelyder, chelydre, from Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelȳdrus (“fetid water serpent”), from Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). Cognate of French chélydre.

Noun

chelydre (plural chelydres)

  1. (obsolete) A fetid water snake.

Latin

Noun

chelȳdre

  1. vocative singular of chelȳdrus
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