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Definition of Family chelonidae
1. Noun. Green turtles; hawksbills.
Exact synonyms: Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Family Cheloniidae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Chelonia, Order Chelonia, Order Testudinata, Order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines
Member holonyms: Chelonia, Genus Chelonia, Caretta, Genus Caretta, Genus Lepidochelys, Lepidochelys, Eretmochelys, Genus Eretmochelys
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Chelonia, Order Chelonia, Order Testudinata, Order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines
Member holonyms: Chelonia, Genus Chelonia, Caretta, Genus Caretta, Genus Lepidochelys, Lepidochelys, Eretmochelys, Genus Eretmochelys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Chelonidae
Literary usage of Family chelonidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to Zoology: A Guide to the Study of Animals ; for the Use of by Charles Benedict Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty Davenport (1902)
"The family Chelonidae includes certain marine turtles. Turtles live in all oceans
and may acquire a weight of as FIG. 256. — Hawkbill-turtle. Much reduced. ..."
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