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Chelonian

Chelonian | Chelonians

Chelonian meaning

Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.

Example sentences (2)

Within a few years, the founder, a chelonian ex–hedge funder, would become the wealthiest person in the world and undergo a montage-worthy makeover, but at the time we weren’t thinking about him.

The term tortoise usually refers to any land-dwelling, non-swimming chelonian.