Clemmys
noun
Clem·mys
\ˈklemə̇s\
Definition of Clemmys
: a genus of nearly cosmopolitan semiaquatic turtles (family Testudinidae) that includes the North American wood tortoise and spotted turtle
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Origin and Etymology of clemmys
New Latin, from Greek klemmys tortoise
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