CHELONIAN

Meaning of CHELONIAN in English

Pronunciation: ki- ' l ō -n ē - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek chel ō n ē tortoise

Date: 1828

: TURTLE

– chelonian adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CHELONIAN — noun Etymology: Greek chelōnē tortoise Date: 1828 turtle , ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHELONIAN — I. -nēən, -nyən adjective Etymology: New Latin Chelonia (II) + English -an : resembling, having the characteristics of, or being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONIAN — (n.) One of the Chelonia.
Английский словарь Webster
CHELONIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind.
Английский словарь Webster
CHELONIAN — ( n. ) One of the Chelonia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELONIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELONIAN — /ki loh"nee euhn/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Chelonia, comprising the turtles. n. 2. a turtle. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELONIAN — adj. pertaining to turtles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHELONIAN — n. turtle, tortoise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHELONIAN — noun Etymology: Greek chelōnē tortoise Date: 1828 : turtle • chelonian adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHELONIAN — noun one of the chelonia. 2. chelonian ·adj of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind.
Webster English vocab
CHELONIAN — [che.lo.ni.an] n [Gk chelone tortoise] (1828): turtle -- chelonian adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHELONIAN — n. & adj. --n. any reptile of the order Chelonia, including turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, having a shell of bony …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHELONIAN — n. & adj. n. any reptile of the order Chelonia, including turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, having a shell of bony …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHELONIAN — n. & adj. --n. any reptile of the order Chelonia, including turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, having a shell of bony …
Oxford English vocab
PRECHELONIAN — |prē+ noun Etymology: pre- + chelonian : an actual or hypothetical primitive reptile considered to be ancestral to modern turtles
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURTLE — (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Английский словарь Webster
TURTLE — ( n. ) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TESTUDINATE — /te stoohd"n it, -ayt', -styoohd"-/ , adj. 1. formed like the carapace of a tortoise; arched; vaulted. 2. chelonian. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURTLE — noun the turtledove. 2. turtle ·noun the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. …
Webster English vocab
TURTLE — one-man submarine, the first to be put to military use, built and designed by the American inventor David Bushnell (q.v.) …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRECKAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cut ▪ Gunns had to be cut from the wreckage . ▪ He had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHIRL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB about ▪ Should the Fanatic start to whirl about anywhere near them they …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRONG — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (= one with 10, 14 etc people ) ▪ A six-strong …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAINFULLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES painfully obvious (= very obvious, and embarrassing or upsetting ) ▪ It became painfully obvious …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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