Definition of Testudines in English:
Testudines
plural nountɛˈstjuːdɪniːzteˈst(y)o͞odnˌēz
Zoology An order of reptiles which comprises the turtles, terrapins, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a shell of bony plates covered with horny scales, and many kinds are aquatic.
Also called Chelonia
Example sentencesExamples
- Most likely, Testudines progressed in a unique evolutionary direction.
- In terms of molecular structure, the researchers found the order Testudines to be closely related to the more recently evolved order Crocodilia.
- The first formal use of the word Testudines as a taxon name can be found in Batsch.
- All these taxa are relevant to the history of the conquest of land by vertebrates because they are outside the large clades of extant tetrapods (Apoda, Caudata, Anura, Mammalia, Testudines, Sauria).
- All turtles are placed within the order Testudines.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), based on Latin testa 'shell'.
Definition of Testudines in US English:
Testudines
plural nounteˈst(y)o͞odnˌēz
Zoology An order of reptiles which comprises the turtles, terrapins, and tortoises. They are distinguished by having a shell of bony plates covered with horny scales, and many kinds are aquatic.
Also called (especially formerly) Chelonia
Example sentencesExamples
- The first formal use of the word Testudines as a taxon name can be found in Batsch.
- Most likely, Testudines progressed in a unique evolutionary direction.
- In terms of molecular structure, the researchers found the order Testudines to be closely related to the more recently evolved order Crocodilia.
- All these taxa are relevant to the history of the conquest of land by vertebrates because they are outside the large clades of extant tetrapods (Apoda, Caudata, Anura, Mammalia, Testudines, Sauria).
- All turtles are placed within the order Testudines.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), based on Latin testa ‘shell’.