Meaning | A reptile of the order Chelonia. |
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Synonym | chelonian reptile |
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Member of | Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines | tortoises and turtles |
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Narrower | turtle | Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming |
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Broader | anapsid, anapsid reptile | Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull |
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Spanish | quelonio, reptil quelonio |
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Catalan | quelonis |
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Adjectives | chelonian | of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise |
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