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CHELONIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chelonian mean?
• CHELONIAN (noun)
The noun CHELONIAN has 1 sense:
1. a reptile of the order Chelonia
Familiarity information: CHELONIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• CHELONIAN (adjective)
The adjective CHELONIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise
Familiarity information: CHELONIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reptile of the order Chelonia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
chelonian; chelonian reptile
Hypernyms ("chelonian" is a kind of...):
anapsid; anapsid reptile (primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chelonian"):
turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
Holonyms ("chelonian" is a member of...):
Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)
Derivation:
chelonian (of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Chelonia (tortoises and turtles)
Derivation:
Chelonia (tortoises and turtles)
chelonian (a reptile of the order Chelonia)
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