TESTUDINIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Testudinidae mean? 

• TESTUDINIDAE (noun)
  The noun TESTUDINIDAE has 1 sense:

1. land tortoises

  Familiarity information: TESTUDINIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TESTUDINIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Land tortoises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Testudinidae; Testudinidae

Hypernyms ("Testudinidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Testudinidae"):

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)

Holonyms ("Testudinidae" is a member of...):

Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)