English > family Testudinidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | Land tortoises. |
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Synonym | Testudinidae |
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Member of | Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines | tortoises and turtles |
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Members | Geochelone, genus Geochelone | giant tortoises |
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Gopherus, genus Gopherus | gopher tortoises |
Testudo, genus Testudo | type genus of the Testudinidae |
Xerobates, genus Xerobates | possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research |
tortoise | usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs |
Broader | reptile family | A family of reptiles |
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Spanish | testudínidos |
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Catalan | Testudinidae, testudínids |
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