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[syn: Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Testudinata \Tes*tu`di*na"ta\, n. pl. [Nl. See Testudo.]
(Zool.)
An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and
tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an
upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or
ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of
several plates.
[1913 Webster] Testudinate
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Testudinata
n 1: tortoises and turtles [syn: Chelonia, order Chelonia,
Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order
Testudines]