testudinata

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testudinata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

testudinata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Testudinata
      n 1: tortoises and turtles [syn: Chelonia, order Chelonia,
           Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines
           ]