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cheliform |
cheloid |
chelone |
chelone glabra |
chelonethida |
chelonia
| chelonia mydas
| chelonian
| chelonian reptile
| chelonidae
| cheloniidae
chelonia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chelonia has 2 senses
- chelonia(n = noun.animal) genus chelonia - green turtles; Array is a kind of reptile genus
- chelonia(n = noun.animal) order chelonia, order testudinata, order testudines, testudinata, testudines - tortoises and turtles; Array is a kind of animal order
is a member of chelonidae, cheloniidae, family chelonidae, family cheloniidae
is a member of anapsida, subclass anapsida
Derived form adjective chelonian1
CIDE DICTIONARY
chelonia, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise.].
An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebræ, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster]
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