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testudinata


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Testudinata  \Tes*tu`di*na"ta\,  n.  pl  [Nl.  See  {Testudo}.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  order  of  reptiles  which  includes  the  turtles  and 
  tortoises.  The  body  is  covered  by  a  shell  consisting  of  an 
  upper  or  dorsal  shell,  called  the  carapace,  and  a  lower  or 
  ventral  shell,  called  the  plastron,  each  of  which  consists  of 
  several  plates. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Testudinata 
  n  :  tortoises  and  turtles  [syn:  {Chelonia},  {order  Chelonia},  {Testudinata}, 
  {order  Testudinata},  {Testudines},  {order  Testudines}] 




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