CHELYDRIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chelydridae mean? 

• CHELYDRIDAE (noun)
  The noun CHELYDRIDAE has 1 sense:

1. snapping turtles

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHELYDRIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Snapping turtles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chelydridae; family Chelydridae

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

reptile family (a family of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Chelydridae"):

snapping turtle (large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws)

Chelydra; genus Chelydra (snapping turtles)

genus Macroclemys; Macroclemys (includes the alligator snapping turtle)

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

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