chelonian
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He remains the only chelonian to have been given an obituary in this newspaper.
From Economist • Sep. 25, 2014
"Contempt will pierce the armor of a tortoise," says an oriental proverb; and poor Ragni had no chelonian armor.
From Essays on Scandinavian Literature by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth
Pygal, pī′gal, adj. belonging to the rump or posteriors of an animal.—n. the posterior median or supracaudal plate of a chelonian carapace.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The first three wall cases are devoted to the batrachian or Frog fossils; some of the chelonian or Tortoise fossils; and the fossil crocodiles.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard
However, this is not the most general use to which the chelonian eggs are put in the provinces of Amazones and Para.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Verne, Jules
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