Athecae

plural noun
Athe·​cae | \ əˈthē(ˌ)sē\

Definition of Athecae

: a division usually made a suborder of Testudinata comprising turtles with the carapace separate from the internal skeleton and usually with greatly reduced ossification and represented among recent forms by the marine leatherback

Other Words from Athecae

athecan \ -​ēkən \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Athecae

New Latin, from feminine plural of (assumed) New Latin athecus having no cover, from New Latin a- entry 2 + (assumed) New Latin -thecus (from Latin theca cover, sheath)

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