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- proper noun a
taxonomic superfamily , withinsuborder Cryptodira - thetortoises etc
Etymologies
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Latin testudo, tortoise
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They've diversified, from terrestrial ancestors, to take advantage of fresh-water and marine environments, and many species (mostly within the Superfamily Testudinoidea) have returned to dry land, and include the modern tortoises and box turtles.
"My little world and all I see..." greygirlbeast 2010
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They've diversified, from terrestrial ancestors, to take advantage of fresh-water and marine environments, and many species (mostly within the Superfamily Testudinoidea) have returned to dry land, and include the modern tortoises and box turtles.
World Turtle Day '10 greygirlbeast 2010
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