CHELONIA

Meaning of CHELONIA in English

(n. pl.) 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.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CHELONIA — I. keˈlōnēə, -nyə Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chelōnē + New Latin -ia synonym of testudinata II. noun Usage: capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONIA — ( n. pl. ) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELONIA — n. turtles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHELONIA — noun ·pl an order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, …
Webster English vocab
TURTLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur Date: before 12th century ~dove , II. noun …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREEN TURTLE — noun Date: 1657 a large usually herbivorous sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) of warm waters with a smooth greenish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURTLE — I Any of more than 250 species (order Chelonia) of Turtles have existed for 200 million years, making them the …
Английский словарь Британика
REPTILE — Any of the approximately 6,000 species of the class Reptilia, air-breathing Most species have short legs (or none) and have …
Английский словарь Британика
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
CHELONE — I. keˈlōnē noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chelōnē tortoise 1. capitalized : a small genus of perennial herbs (family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREEN TURTLE — noun : a large sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) widely distributed in warm seas that has a smooth greenish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EUNOTOSAURUS — yüˌnōd.əˈsȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek eunōtos stout-backed (from eu- + nōtos, nōton back) + New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONIIDAE — ˌkeləˈnīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Chelonia (II) , type genus + -idae : a family of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONIDAE — kəˈlänəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Chelonia (II) , type genus + -idae synonym of cheloniidae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELONIAN — (n.) One of the Chelonia.
Английский словарь Webster
CHELONIAN — ( n. ) One of the Chelonia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEN TURTLE — a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: …
Random House Webster's 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
TURTLE — I. ˈtər-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur Date: before 12th century archaic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREEN TURTLE — Date: 1657 : a large usually herbivorous sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) of warm waters with a smooth greenish …
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
TURTLE — ■ noun 1》 a marine or freshwater reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers or webbed toes. [Many …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREEN TURTLE — [green turtle] n (1657): a large usu. herbivorous sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TURTLE — any member of the Chelonia, an ancient order of reptiles chiefly characterized by a shell that encloses the vital organs …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEA TURTLE
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: ENVIRONMENT — BOTANICAL GARDENS The development of international policies to harmonize the responses to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) dominated the …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
GREEN TURTLE — зелёная черепаха (Chelonia mydas), суповая черепаха (Chelonia mydas)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GREEN TURTLE — зелёная черепаха ( Chelonia mydas ) , суповая черепаха ( Chelonia mydas )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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