Meanings
plural emydes
- biologyAny member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.
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, Appendix1 more example
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 57/2Synonyms: emydian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐμύς
- Latinemys
- Englishemys
From the translingual genus name Emys and its etymon, the Classical Latin emys, from the Ancient Greek ἐμύς (emús).
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emys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emys
“emys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emys. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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