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Thalassia testudinum
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles. 2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc. green turtle (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which (Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (C. virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. Turtle cowrie (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie (Cypr[ae]a testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.

Meaning of Testudinum from wikipedia

- Thal****ia testudinum, commonly known as turtlegr****, is a species of marine seagr**** in the family Hydrocharitaceae. It forms meadows in shallow sandy...
- this has been shown to be false for at least one species, Thal****ia testudinum, which carries out a mixed biotic-abiotic strategy. Crustaceans (such...
- Thunberg, and published in: Ioannis Davidis Schoepff (1792). Historia Testudinum Iconibus Illustrata. Published in Erlangen, by Ioannis Iacobi Palm. p...
- Fabricius, 1775 Grapsus diris Costa, 1853 Grapsus pelagicus Say, 1818 Grapsus testudinum Roux, 1828 Nautilograpsus smithii MacLeay, 1838 Planes clypeatus Bowdich...
- the Gerace Research Centre, but no longer stands. Seagr**** (Thal****ia testudinum) bed with several echinoids (Tripneustes ventricosus), Grahams Harbor...
- Dictyota cervicornis Stypopodium zonale Sea gr****es turtlegr**** Thal****ia testudinum manatee gr**** Syringodium filiforme Echinoderms donkey dung sea cu****ber...
- Campylobacter fetus testudinum C. fetus...
- Thunberg, and published in: Ioannis Davidis Schoepff (1792). Historia Testudinum Iconibus Illustrata. Published in Erlangen, by Ioannis Iacobi Palm. p...
- lagoons provide areas of growth for sea gr****es. Turtle gr**** (Thal****ia testudinum) is common in the Caribbean as is manatee gr**** (Syringodium filiforme)...
- N-limitation. P availability in Thal****ia testudinum is the limiting nutrient. The nutrient distribution in Thal****ia testudinum ranges from 29.4 to 43.3% C, 0.88-3...