Testudines – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Turtle
Turtles are
reptiles of the
order Testudines (or
Chelonii) characterised by a special
bony or
cartilaginous shell developed from their
ribs and acting as a
shield. "Turtle" may refer to the order as a whole (American English) or to fresh-water and sea-dwelling testudines (British English).
Testudines
Noun
1. tortoises and turtles
(synonym) Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, order Testudines
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Anapsida, subclass Anapsida
(member-meronym) chelonian, chelonian reptile
Testudines
(pl. )
of Testudo
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
testudo
testudo, testudinis
n. f. tortoise; testudo; armored movable shed; troops locking shields overhead;
