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CHELONIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reptile of the order Chelonia
Synonyms:
chelonian; chelonian reptile
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chelonian" is a kind of...):
anapsid; anapsid reptile (primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chelonian"):
turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
Holonyms ("chelonian" is a member of...):
Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)
Derivation:
chelonian (of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Chelonia (tortoises and turtles)
Derivation:
Chelonia (tortoises and turtles)
chelonian (a reptile of the order Chelonia)
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