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Testudinata

Testudinata Meaning & Definition
Testudinata Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Testudinata?

[n] tortoises and turtles

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

Related Terms | Find terms related to Testudinata:

See Also | Anapsida | animal order | chelonian | chelonian reptile | Chelonidae | Cheloniidae | Chelydridae | Dermochelyidae | Emydidae | family Chelonidae | family Cheloniidae | family Chelydridae | family Dermochelyidae | family Emydidae | family Kinosternidae | family Testudinidae | family Trionychidae | Kinosternidae | subclass Anapsida | Testudinidae | Trionychidae

Testudinata In Webster's Dictionary

\Tes*tu`di*na"ta\, n. pl. [Nl. See {Testudo}.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.

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