Chelonia

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Che·​lo·​nia

keˈlōnēə,

-nyə

taxonomic synonym of testudinata

Chelonia

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noun

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: the genus of Cheloniidae comprising the green turtles

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Greek chelṓnē "tortoise, land turtle" + New Latin -ia -ia entry 2

Noun

borrowed from New Latin, from Greek chelṓnē "tortoise, land turtle" + New Latin -ia -ia entry 1

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