单词 | chelonian |
释义 | chelonianadj.n. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [adjective] 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. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > member of snaila1387 testudo?1527 chelonian1828 testudinian1854 testudinate1880 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1826 |
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