Chelonia (redirected from chelonians)

Che`lo´ni`a    (kė`lō´nĭ`å)

n. pl.

1.

(Zool.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebræ, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chelonia - green turtles                         genus Chelonia reptile genus - a genus of reptiles Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, family Chelonidae, family Cheloniidae - green turtles; hawksbills Chelonia mydas, green turtle - large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup
	2.	Chelonia - tortoises and turtles                 order Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines animal order - the order of animals Anapsida, subclass Anapsida - oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms chelonian, chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order Chelonia Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, family Chelonidae, family Cheloniidae - green turtles; hawksbills Dermochelyidae, family Dermochelyidae - sea turtles Chelydridae, family Chelydridae - snapping turtles family Kinosternidae, Kinosternidae - mud turtles; musk turtles Emydidae, family Emydidae - box and water turtles family Testudinidae, Testudinidae - land tortoises family Trionychidae, Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles