Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Testudinoidea —pond turtles or marsh turtles.
Etymologies
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Emys + -idae
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Examples
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Six reptile families of the order Testudines are represented in Canada: Chelydridae, Emydidae, Dermochelyidae, Cheloniidae, Trionychidae, and Kinosternidae.
Turtle 2008
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Family Emydidae (Box and Water Turtles) (Source: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario)
Reptile families 2008
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