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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" :   animal order, Chelonidae, order Chelonia, Testudinidae, family Cheloniidae, family Emydidae, family Chelonidae, family Kinosternidae, subclass Anapsida, Testudines, family Trionychidae, Chelydridae, Kinosternidae, Trionychidae, Cheloniidae, Chelonia mydas, reptile genus


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