Definition of Genus Macroclemys

1. Noun. Includes the alligator snapping turtle.

Exact synonyms: Macroclemys
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Chelydridae, Family Chelydridae
Member holonyms: Alligator Snapper, Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys Temmincki

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Macroclemys

genus Lyonia
genus Lyrurus
genus Lysichiton
genus Lysichitum
genus Lysiloma
genus Lysimachia
genus Lythrum
genus Macaca
genus Macadamia
genus Machaeranthera
genus Macleaya
genus Maclura
genus Macowanites
genus Macrocephalon
genus Macrocheira
genus Macroclemys (current term)
genus Macrodactylus
genus Macronectes
genus Macropus
genus Macrothelypteris
genus Macrotis
genus Macrotus
genus Macrotyloma
genus Macrozamia
genus Macrozoarces
genus Madia
genus Madoqua
genus Maeandra
genus Magicicada
genus Magnolia

Literary usage of Genus Macroclemys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The eggs are numerous and spherical. Three genera are known, each with a single species, and two of these are American. The genus Macroclemys ..."

2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"The eggs are numerous and spherical. Three genera are known, each with a single species, and two of these are American. The genus Macroclemys ..."

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