chelonianadj.n.
/kɪˈləʊnɪən/ A. adj.
Of or belonging to the order of Reptiles called Chelonia, distinguished by having the body enclosed in a double shell, and comprising the various species of tortoises and turtles.
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chelonian1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 44 I allude to the Chelonian reptiles.
1881 P. M. Duncan in Academy 23 Apr. 303 The head is less sauropsidian and more chelonian.
B. n.
An animal belonging to the order Chelonia.
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cheloniad1881
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 382 Four Orders, viz.: Chelonians, Saurians, Ophidians, Batrachians.
1842 H. Miller Old Red Sandstone (ed. 2) iii. 71 Intermediate..between the fish and the chelonian.
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