Definition of Macrochelys
:a genus of turtles consisting of the alligator snapping turtle
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Macrochelys
noun
Mac·roch·e·lys
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maˈkräkələ̇s
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Origin and Etymology of macrochelys
New Latin, from macr- + Greek chelys tortoise
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