Chelonia definitions

Chelonia

1) Genus chelonia 2) Reptile genus 3) Turtle genus
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Chelonia

1) Testudinata 2) Testudines
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chelonia

green turtles
tortoises and turtles

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• (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.
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Chelonia

(pronounced chee-LOW-nee-an) Chelonians (order Testudines) include the turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. These reptiles have a shell that encloses the body and a solid-roofed skull. The earliest chelonians date from the late Triassic period , over 200 million years ago. Classification:
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Chelonia

An order of reptiles, embracing the turtles, tortoises, and terrapins, whose bodies are enclosed in a bony shell covered with epidermal scutes and formed dorsally by expanded ribs and ventrally by a sternal plastron. ... Origin: G. Chelone, a tortoise ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Chelonia

Che·lo'ni·a (ke*lō'nĭ*ȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek chelw`nh a tortoise.] (Zoology) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebræ, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form...
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Chelonia

The Chelonia (Testudinata) are an order of about 75 genera of Anapsida (reptiles) which includes the tortoise and turtle. The trunk is short and broad and protected by a carapace and a plastron. The head, neck, tail and limbs can be withdrawn under the shields for protection. The jaws are strong, but lack teeth.
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