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FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Chelydridae mean?
• FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE has 1 sense:
1. snapping turtles
Familiarity information: FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snapping turtles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chelydridae; family Chelydridae
Hypernyms ("family Chelydridae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "family Chelydridae"):
snapping turtle (large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws)
Chelydra; genus Chelydra (snapping turtles)
genus Macroclemys; Macroclemys (includes the alligator snapping turtle)
Holonyms ("family Chelydridae" is a member of...):
Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)
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