Testudinata

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

  Testudinata \Tes*tu`di*na"ta\, n. pl. [Nl. See {Testudo}.]
     (Zool.)
     An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and
     tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an
     upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or
     ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of


     several plates.
     [1913 Webster] Testudinate

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Testudinata
       n : tortoises and turtles [syn: {Chelonia}, {order Chelonia}, {order
           Testudinata}, {Testudines}, {order Testudines}]