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emys

UK/ˈɛmɪs/

emys noun: any member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.

Noun

emys (plural emydes)

  1. Any member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.
    • Certain Emydes…tend to the Sea-tortoises or Turtles…and yet exhibit characters peculiar to themselves.1843, The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, XXV, page 57/2
    • Remains of the elephant…the beaver, the emys…and goats.1873, James Murdoch Geikie, The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man, page 492, Appendix
    Synonyms:
    emydian

Synonyms of emys

Forms of emys

pluralemydes

Origin of emys

From the translingual genus name Emys and its etymon, the Classical Latin emys, from the Ancient Greek ἐμύς (emús).

Words formed from emys

Questions about emys

What does emys mean?
Emys means any member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.
What part of speech is emys?
Emys is a noun.
How do you pronounce emys?
Emys is pronounced /ˈɛmɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of emys?
The plural of emys is emydes.

Words near emys in the dictionary

  1. emydine
  2. emydopoid
  3. emydopoids
  4. emyds
  5. emylcamate
  6. emys
  7. Emäsalo
  8. en
  9. en arrière
  10. en banc
  11. en bloc

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