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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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