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Chelonia

Chelonia Meaning & Definition
Chelonia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chelonia?

[n] tortoises and turtles
[n] green turtles

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chelonia: genus Chelonia | order Chelonia | order Testudinata | order Testudines | Testudinata | Testudines

Related Terms | Find terms related to Chelonia:

See Also | Anapsida | animal order | Chelonia mydas | chelonian | chelonian reptile | Chelonidae | Cheloniidae | Chelydridae | Dermochelyidae | Emydidae | family Chelonidae | family Cheloniidae | family Chelydridae | family Dermochelyidae | family Emydidae | family Kinosternidae | family Testudinidae | family Trionychidae | green turtle | Kinosternidae | reptile genus | subclass Anapsida | Testudinidae | Trionychidae

Chelonia In Webster's Dictionary

\Che*lo"ni*a\ (k[-e]*l[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebr[ae], 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.

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