CHELONIIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Green turtles; hawksbills

Synonyms:

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Cheloniidae"):

Chelonia; genus Chelonia (green turtles)

Caretta; genus Caretta (loggerhead turtles)

genus Lepidochelys; Lepidochelys (ridleys)

Eretmochelys; genus Eretmochelys (hawksbills)

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

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