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GENUS CHELONIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Green turtles

Synonyms:

Chelonia; genus Chelonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Chelonia" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chelonia"):

Chelonia mydas; green turtle (large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup)

Holonyms ("genus Chelonia" is a member of...):

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)

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