Testudinidae

noun

land tortoises

• Syn: ↑family Testudinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile family

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

• Member Meronyms:

↑tortoise, ↑Testudo, ↑genus Testudo, ↑Geochelone, ↑genus Geochelone, ↑Gopherus, ↑genus Gopherus, ↑Xerobates, ↑genus Xerobates

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\\ˌtest(y)üˈdinəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Testudin-, Testudo, type genus + -idae

: a family of turtles comprising carnivorous freshwater and herbivorous terrestrial forms that usually have a strong thick convex carapace, broad plastron, and club-shaped feet in which the toes are firmly bound together so that the claws alone are evident — compare european tortoise, painted turtle