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eucryptodiran

eucryptodiran noun: any turtle of the suborder Eucryptodira.

Noun

eucryptodiran (plural eucryptodirans)

  1. Any turtle of the suborder Eucryptodira.
    • Basal eucryptodiran xinjiangchelyids or macrobaenids―sinemydids are represented in the Phu Kradung Formation by a few fragmentary remains.2009, Eric Buffetaut, Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia

Forms of eucryptodiran

pluraleucryptodirans

Origin of eucryptodiran

Eucryptodira + -an

Questions about eucryptodiran

What does eucryptodiran mean?
Eucryptodiran means any turtle of the suborder Eucryptodira.
What part of speech is eucryptodiran?
Eucryptodiran is a noun.
What is the plural of eucryptodiran?
The plural of eucryptodiran is eucryptodirans.

Words near eucryptodiran in the dictionary

  1. eucryphia
  2. eucryphiaceous
  3. eucryphias
  4. eucryptite
  5. eucryptites
  6. eucryptodiran
  7. eucryptodirans
  8. eucryptodire
  9. eucryptodires
  10. euctenizine
  11. euctenizines

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