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Chelonian

//kɪˈləʊ.ni.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.

    "Chelonian eggs may be leathery or parchment-shelled that indent easily when laid and expand due to water uptake during incubation; harder-shelled but expansible eggs which behave much like parchment eggs during incubation; and brittle-shelled eggs which do not indent when laid and usually take up little or no external water during incubation (Ewert, 1979, 1985; Kuchling, 1999)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines).
  2. 2
    a reptile of the order Chelonia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Chelonia + -an

Etymology 2

Chelonia + -an

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