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Chelonia [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix.

Chelonian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Pertaining to or designating animals of the tortoise kind.

Chelonian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind.

Chelonian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One of the Chelonia.