Dictionary Entry
chelonia
chelonia is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1plural noun
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.
- 2noun
tortoises and turtles
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- 3noun
green turtles
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