Emydea

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emydea \E*myd"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Emys a genus of tortoises,
     L. emys a kind of fresh-water tortoise, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A group of chelonians which comprises many species of
     fresh-water tortoises and terrapins.
     [1913 Webster]