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potamian

potamian noun: a softshell turtle (family Trionychidae).

Noun

potamian (plural potamians)

  1. (dated) A softshell turtle (family Trionychidae)

Forms of potamian

pluralpotamians

Origin of potamian

Ancient Greek ποτᾰ́μιος (potắmios, “of or from a river”), from ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river”).

Questions about potamian

What does potamian mean?
Potamian means a softshell turtle (family Trionychidae).
What part of speech is potamian?
Potamian is a noun.
What is the plural of potamian?
The plural of potamian is potamians.

Words near potamian in the dictionary

  1. potails
  2. Potala Palace
  3. potale
  4. potam-
  5. potamal
  6. potamian
  7. potamians
  8. potamic
  9. potamid
  10. potamidid
  11. potamidids

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