Chelonia
See also: chelonia
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “turtle, tortoise”) + -ia.
Proper noun
Chelonia
- (Chelonia f) A taxonomic genus within the family Cheloniidae – green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
- A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – turtles; synonym of Testudines.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata – subclass; Testudines – order; Cryptodira – suborder; Chelonioidea – superfamily; Cheloniidae – family; Cheloniinae – subfamily
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class
Hyponyms
- (genus in Chelonidae): Chelonia mydas – sole species
References
- green sea turtle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chelonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Chelonia mydas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Chelonia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “Chelonia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.