GENUS CHELONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chelonia mean? 

• GENUS CHELONIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS CHELONIA has 1 sense:

1. green turtles

  Familiarity information: GENUS CHELONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CHELONIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Green turtles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chelonia; genus Chelonia

Hypernyms ("genus Chelonia" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chelonia"):

Chelonia mydas; green turtle (large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup)

Holonyms ("genus Chelonia" is a member of...):

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)