Definition
Relating to or describing turtles that belong to the Cryptodira group, characterized by straight backward head retraction.
Etymology
From 'Cryptodira' + '-an' (suffix meaning 'belonging to'). Used interchangeably with 'cryptodiral' in zoological classification since the mid-20th century.
Kelly Says
When you call a turtle 'cryptodiran,' you're making a specific claim about its evolutionary history and anatomy—it's shorthand for 'this turtle inherited the ancestral trait of pulling its head straight back into its shell!'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርስቶዲራን
kris-to-di-ran
ARالعربية
كائنات خفية
ka-a-nat kha-fi-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্রিপ্টোডিয়ান
kript-o-diy-an
CACatalà
criptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
CSČeština
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
DADansk
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
DEDeutsch
Cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτοδύρα
kript-o-dy-ra
ESEspañol
criptodiriano
kript-o-dee-ree-a-no
FAفارسی
کرمیدیری
kar-mi-di-ri
FISuomi
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
FRFrançais
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
GUGU
ક્રિપ્ટોડાયરિયન
kri-pto-dai-ri-yan
HAHA
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
HEעברית
קריפטודירן
kript-o-di-ran
HIहिन्दी
क्रिप्टोडायरियन
kript-o-dai-ri-yan
HUMagyar
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
IDBahasa Indonesia
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
IGIG
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
ITItaliano
criptodiriano
kript-o-dee-ree-a-no
JA日本語
クリプトディラン
kuriputo di-ran
KKKK
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
KMKM
ក្រីប្តូឌីរ៉ាន
kri-btou-di-ran
KO한국어
크립토디란
keurip-to-di-ran
MRMR
क्रिप्टोडायरियन
kript-o-dai-ri-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုက်တိုဒီရန်
kye-ta-to-di-ran
NLNederlands
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
NONorsk
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਟੋਡਾਇਰਨ
kript-o-dai-ran
PLPolski
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
PTPortuguês
criptodiriano
kript-o-dee-ree-a-no
RORomână
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
RUРусский
криптодиран
kriptodiran
SVSvenska
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
SWKiswahili
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
TAதமிழ்
கிரிப்டோடைரன்
gri-pu-to-dai-ran
TEతెలుగు
క్రిప్టోడైరన్
kri-pto-dai-ran
THไทย
คริปโตไดแรน
kri-pto-dai-ran
TLTL
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
TRTürkçe
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
UKУкраїнська
криптодиран
kript-o-di-ran
URاردو
کریپٹوڈائیرین
kri-pto-dai-ri-yan
VITiếng Việt
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
YOYO
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran
ZUZU
cryptodiran
kro-to-dee-ran