Bible Dictionaries
Pluroderes

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pluroderes'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pluroderes.html. 1828.