| Noun | 1. | Testudinidae - land tortoises reptile family - a family of reptiles order Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines, Chelonia - tortoises and turtles tortoise - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica genus Testudo, Testudo - type genus of the Testudinidae genus Geochelone, Geochelone - giant tortoises genus Gopherus, Gopherus - gopher tortoises genus Xerobates, Xerobates - possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research |