Definition of chelonia. Meaning of chelonia. Synonyms of chelonia

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Definition of chelonia

Chelonia
Chelonia Che*lo"ni*a (k[-e]*l[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebr[ae], ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix.

Meaning of chelonia from wikipedia

- The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of...
- order has also been historically known as Chelonii (Latreille 1800) and Chelonia (Ross and Macartney 1802), which are based on the Ancient Gr**** word χελώνη...
- Chelonian has multiple, interrelated meanings: Chelonia, the order uniting all turtles Genus of sea turtle of which the green sea turtle is the only extant...
- Vexillum chelonia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. This marine species occurs...
- turtle, Dermochelys coriacea LC Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Chelonia Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas EN Genus: Eretmochelys Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys...
- derive from Argentine stock. Other synonyms for the blue jacaranda are J. chelonia and J. ovalifolia. The blue jacaranda belongs to the section Monolobos...
- Species: O. zoraida Binomial name Ocnogyna zoraida (Graslin, [1837] 1836) Synonyms Chelonia zoraida Graslin, 1837 Chelonia hemigena de Graslin, 1850...
- 1786 Bombyx mendica Rossius, 1790 Phalaena Bombyx erminea Marsham, 1791 Chelonia luxerii Godart, 1822 [1823] Spilosoma walkerii Curtis, 1825 Diacrisia menthastri...
- Species: C. dahurica Binomial name Chelis dahurica (Boisduval, 1832) Synonyms Chelonia dahurica Boisduval, 1834 Arctia gruneri Staudinger, 1867 Arctia maculosa...
-  taeniata Binomial name Ormetica taeniata (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]) Synonyms Chelonia taeniata Guérin-Méneville, [1844] Ormetica sphingiformis Clemens, 1861...