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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Chelonia \Che*lo"ni*a\ (k[-e]*l[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles,
peculiar in having a part of the vertebr[ae], 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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Chelonia
n 1: green turtles [syn: {genus Chelonia}]
2: tortoises and turtles [syn: {order Chelonia}, {Testudinata},
{order Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order Testudines}]