emydid

English

Etymology

From the translingual Emydid(ae).

Noun

emydid (plural emydids)

1. (zoology) Any turtle in the family Emydidae.

   Synonym: emyd

   • 2004, Don Moll, The Ecology, Exploitation and Conservation of River Turtles‎, page 46:

     It is perhaps instructive to note that tropical riverine batagurids, although more similar to other river-dwelling lineages in reproductive patterns than to other semi-aquatic and terrestrial batagurids, still tend to have lower fecundities and bigger eggs relative to their body sizes than do the other groups (e.g., riverine emydids, trionychids, and podocnemids) (Moll & Moll, 1990).

Translations

any member of the Emydidae

German: (in the plural) (please verify) Emydiden pl Italian: emidide pl; emididi pl