Definition of "chelonian" []

• Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia, which includes the turtles and tortoises. (adjective)
• A reptile of the order Chelonia. (noun)

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• "She was the oldest living chelonian and the only living creature to have met Charles Darwin and traveled aboard the Beagle."
• "The “superb specimen of a chelonian” was no longer there!"
• "However, this is not the most general use to which the chelonian eggs are put in the provinces of Amazones and Para."