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Cheloniidae

noun

green turtles; hawksbills

• Syn: ↑family Cheloniidae, ↑Chelonidae, ↑family Chelonidae

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑order Chelonia, ↑Testudinata, ↑order Testudinata, ↑Testudines, ↑order Testudines

• Member Meronyms:

↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑Eretmochelys, ↑genus Eretmochelys

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\\ˌkeləˈnīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Chelonia (II), type genus + -idae

: a family of large marine turtles including the commercially important green turtle and hawksbill

Useful english dictionary. 2012.