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Testudinata
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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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