Definition of Chelonia in English:
Chelonia
plural nounkɪˈləʊnɪəkəˈlōnēə
Zoology former term for Testudines
Example sentencesExamples
- The Norian age was remarkable for the appearance of the Chelonia which seem to have emerged out of nowhere.
- This suggests that turtles, all now classified in the reptile order Chelonia, were originally created in at least two separate basic kinds.
- Six extinct genera, as well as the extant genera Caretta and Chelonia, date from the Upper Cretaceous of Europe and North America.
- If reincarnated, I will never come back as a marine turtle - certainly not one of the edible varieties, the green turtle Chelonia mydas, for example.
- More pages on Chelonia are planned for the near future.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek khelōnē 'tortoise'.