Etymology

From Old French chelidre, chelydre, from Latin chelȳdrus ‎(“fetid water serpent”), from Ancient Greek χέλυδρος ‎(khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς ‎(khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος ‎(húdros, “water serpent”). Cognate of English chelydre. The meaning of a snapping turtle by reanalysis back to the feminine noun χέλυς ‎(khélus, “tortoise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.lidʁ/