potamian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ποτᾰ́μιος (potámios, “of or from a river”), from ποτᾰμός (potamós, “river”).
Noun[edit]
potamian (plural potamians)
- (zoology, dated) A softshell turtle (family Trionychidae)
References[edit]
- “potamian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.