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Webster 1913 Edition
Testudinata
‖
Tes-tuˊdi-na′ta
,Noun.
pl.
[Nl. See
Testudo
.] (Zool.)
An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the
carapace
, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron
, each of which consists of several plates.