testudinidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Testudinidae*:
NOUN	animal	Testudinidae, family Testudinidae	land tortoises

English > *Testudinidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Land tortoises.
Synonym	family Testudinidae
Member of	Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines	tortoises and turtles
Members	Geochelone, genus Geochelone	giant tortoises
	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
Spanish	testudínidos
Catalan	Testudinidae, testudínids

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