Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chelonia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: ch-e-lo-nia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebræ, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia ; also, Illust. in Appendix.

Questions

What does chelonia mean?: An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebræ, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia ; also, Illust. in Appendix.

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