order Testudinata

Thesaurus

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1.order Testudinata - tortoises and turtles order Chelonia, order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines, Cheloniaanimal order - the order of animalsAnapsida, subclass Anapsida - oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian formschelonian, chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order CheloniaChelonidae, Cheloniidae, family Chelonidae, family Cheloniidae - green turtles; hawksbillsDermochelyidae, family Dermochelyidae - sea turtlesChelydridae, family Chelydridae - snapping turtlesfamily Kinosternidae, Kinosternidae - mud turtles; musk turtlesEmydidae, family Emydidae - box and water turtlesfamily Testudinidae, Testudinidae - land tortoisesfamily Trionychidae, Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles