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