Chelonian
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noun.
A reptile of the order Chelonia; a turtle or tortoise.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of, pertaining to, or having the characters of the
Chelonia
; testudinate.
noun.
One of the
Chelonia
or
Testudinata
; a turtle or tortoise.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of, relating to, or belonging to the order
Chelonia
(Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
noun.
A
reptile
of the order Chelonia (Testudines)
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adjective.
of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise
noun.
a reptile of the order Chelonia
Word Usage
"She was the oldest living chelonian and the only living creature to have met Charles Darwin and traveled aboard the Beagle."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
anapsid
anapsid reptile
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
turtle