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chelone |
chelone glabra |
chelonethida |
chelonia |
chelonia mydas |
chelonian
| chelonian reptile
| chelonidae
| cheloniidae
| chelura
| chely
chelonian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chelonian has 1 sense
- chelonian(n = noun.animal) chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order Chelonia; Array is a kind of anapsid, anapsid reptile
is a member of chelonia, order chelonia, order testudinata, order testudines, testudinata, testudines
has particulars: turtle
Derived form adjective chelonian1
Adjective chelonian has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chelonian, n. & adj.
--n. any reptile of the order Chelonia, including turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, having a shell of bony plates covered with horny scales.
--adj. of or relating to this order.
--n. any reptile of the order Chelonia, including turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, having a shell of bony plates covered with horny scales.
--adj. of or relating to this order.
Etymology
mod.L Chelonia f. Gk khelone tortoise
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