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chelonian, a. and n.|kɪˈləʊnɪən|
[f. mod.L. Chelōnia (cf. Gr. χελώνη tortoise) + -an.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to the order of Reptiles called Chelonia, distinguished by having the body inclosed in a double shell, and comprising the various species of tortoises and turtles.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 44, I allude to the Chelonian reptiles. 1881P. M. Duncan in Academy 23 Apr. 303 The head is less sauropsidian and more chelonian.
B. n. An animal belonging to the order Chelonia.
1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. I. 382 Four Orders, viz.: Chelonians, Saurians, Ophidians, Batrachians. 1842H. Miller O.R. Sandst. iii. (ed. 2) 71 Intermediate..between the fish and the chelonian. |