Chelonia
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Chelonia mydas
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
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Cheloniidae): Eretmochelys, Natator - genera
References
green sea turtle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chelonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chelonia mydas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “Chelonia”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Chelonia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.