chelonia

chelonia has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n. pl.. An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix.
• n.. tortoises and turtles
• n.. green turtles