chelonian

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chelonian

/kɪˈləʊ.ni.ən/ UK
/t͡ʃɪˈ-/ UK, colloquial
/kɪˈloʊ.ni.ən/ US
/t͡ʃɪˈ-/ US, colloquial

Rhymes with -əʊniən

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Chelonia + -an

adjective more chelonian · most chelonian

Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises. Chelonian eggs may be leathery or parchment-shelled that indent easily when laid and expand due to water uptake during incubation; harder-shelled but expansible eggs which behave much like parchment eggs during incubation; and brittle-shelled eggs which do not indent when laid and usually take up li

noun chelonians

A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines).

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@misc{chelonian_2026,
  title = {chelonian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chelonian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}