Meaning of TESTUDINATA
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| | Definition: | | [n] tortoises and turtles |
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| | Synonyms: | | Chelonia, order Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines, Testudines |
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| | See Also: | | Anapsida, animal order, chelonian, chelonian reptile, Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Chelydridae, Dermochelyidae, Emydidae, family Chelonidae, family Cheloniidae, family Chelydridae, family Dermochelyidae, family Emydidae, family Kinosternidae, family Testudinidae, family Trionychidae, Kinosternidae, subclass Anapsida, Testudinidae, Trionychidae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tes*tu`di*na"ta\, n. pl. [Nl. See {Testudo}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and
tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an
upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or
ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of
several plates.
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