Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Chelonioidea — thesea turtles .
Etymologies
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Chelonia + -idae
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Examples
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The green turtle and hawksbill (Reptilia: Cheloniidae): world status, exploitation and trade.
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Six reptile families of the order Testudines are represented in Canada: Chelydridae, Emydidae, Dermochelyidae, Cheloniidae, Trionychidae, and Kinosternidae.
Turtle 2008
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② Balaenoptera musculus: The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales (called Mysticeti) ③ Eretmochelys imbricate: The hawksbill turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae
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Family Cheloniidae (Loggerhead, Green and Atlantic sea turtles) (Source: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario)
Reptile families 2008
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