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Chelonia   Listen
noun
Chelonia  n. pl.  (Zool.) 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.





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Words linked to "Chelonia" :   subclass Anapsida, order Chelonia, family Cheloniidae, genus Chelonia, green turtle, family Chelydridae, Testudinata, family Kinosternidae, family Trionychidae, Trionychidae, family Emydidae, Testudines, order Testudinata, family Chelonidae, family Dermochelyidae, Kinosternidae, Testudinidae, Anapsida, Chelonia mydas


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