Crossword clues for chelonian
chelonian
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chelonian \Che*lo"ni*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind. -- n. One of the Chelonia.
Wiktionary
a. Of, relating to, or belonging to the order ''Testudines'' (''Testudines''), which includes the turtles and tortoises. n. A reptile of the order Chelonia (''Testudines'')
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or tortoise
n. a reptile of the order Chelonia [syn: chelonian reptile]
Wikipedia
Chelonian has multiple, interrelated meanings:
- Chelonia (order), the order uniting all turtles with the "proto-turtle" Australochelys.
- Genus of sea turtle of which the green sea turtle is the only extant member.
- Chelonians, monsters from Doctor Who.
Usage examples of "chelonian".
Granite House a dozen of these chelonians, which were really valuable from an alimentary point of view.
The wizards had trained up on tortoises and giant sea turtles first, to get the hang of the chelonian frame of mind, but although they knew that Great A’.
The wizards had trained up on tortoises and giant sea turtles first, to get the hang of the chelonian frame of mind, but although they knew that Great A'Tuin's mind would be big they hadn't realised that it would be slow.