Chelonian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chelonian \Che*lo"ni*an\, a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind. -- n. One
     of the Chelonia.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  chelonian
       adj : of or relating to or resembling or being a turtle or
             tortoise
       n : a reptile of the order Chelonia [syn: {chelonian reptile}]