GENUS CHELONIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Green turtles

Synonyms:

Chelonia; genus Chelonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Chelonia" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chelonia"):

Chelonia mydas; green turtle (large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup)

Holonyms ("genus Chelonia" is a member of...):

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)