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    FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Land tortoisesplay

    Synonyms:

    family Testudinidae; Testudinidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Testudinidae" is a kind of...):

    reptile family (a family of reptiles)

    Meronyms (members of "family Testudinidae"):

    tortoise (usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica)

    genus Testudo; Testudo (type genus of the Testudinidae)

    genus Geochelone; Geochelone (giant tortoises)

    genus Gopherus; Gopherus (gopher tortoises)

    genus Xerobates; Xerobates (possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research)

    Holonyms ("family Testudinidae" is a member of...):

    Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudinata; order Testudines; Testudinata; Testudines (tortoises and turtles)

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