(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:04:15

Plu*rod"e*res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. the side + the neck.] Zool.

A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example.

 

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