Chelonia
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See also: chelonia
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “turtle, tortoise”) + -ia.
Proper noun
[edit]Chelonia
- (Chelonia f) A taxonomic genus within the family Cheloniidae – green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
- A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – turtles; synonym of Testudines.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata – subclass; Testudines – order; Cryptodira – suborder; Chelonioidea – superfamily; Cheloniidae – family; Cheloniinae - subfamily
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus in Chelonidae): Chelonia mydas - sole species
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (genus in Cheloniidae): Eretmochelys, Natator - genera
References
[edit]- green sea turtle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chelonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chelonia mydas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “Chelonia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Chelonia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.