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CIDE DICTIONARY

pleuroderes

CIDE DICTIONARY

pleuroderesn. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. the side + the neck.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

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