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CHELONIIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cheloniidae mean? 

CHELONIIDAE (noun)
  The noun CHELONIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. green turtles; hawksbillsplay

  Familiarity information: CHELONIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHELONIIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Green turtles; hawksbills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae

Hypernyms ("Cheloniidae" is a kind of...):

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Cheloniidae"):

Chelonia; genus Chelonia (green turtles)

Caretta; genus Caretta (loggerhead turtles)

genus Lepidochelys; Lepidochelys (ridleys)

Eretmochelys; genus Eretmochelys (hawksbills)

Holonyms ("Cheloniidae" is a member of...):

Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)


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