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comparative more chelonian, superlative most chelonian
Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises. quotations examples
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 little or no external water during incubation (Ewert, 1979, 1985; Kuchling, 1999).
2004, Don Moll, The Ecology, Exploitation and Conservation of River Turtles, page 46
plural chelonians
A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines). examples