Definition of chelonia Chelonia
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What does chelonia mean?
WordNet
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| chelonia - tortoises and turtles | ||
| order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| anapsida, subclass anapsida oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms | ||
| chelonia - green turtles | ||
| genus Chelonia | ||
| reptile genus a genus of reptiles | ||
| chelonidae, cheloniidae, family chelonidae, family cheloniidae green turtles; hawksbills | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chelonia (n. pl.)
An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, 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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chelonia
ke-lō′ni-a, n. an order of vertebrate animals including the tortoise and turtle.—adj. and n. Chelō′nian. [Gr. chelōnē, a tortoise.]
