Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chelonian

/kɪˈloʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: ch-e-lo-ni-an
IPA: /kɪˈloʊ.ni.ən/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.

noun

A reptile of the order Chelonia (Testudines).

Example Sentences

"Chelonian eggs may be leathery or parchment-shelled that indent easily when laid and expand due to water uptake during incubation; harder-shelled but expansible eggs which behave much like parchment eggs during incubation; and brittle-shelled eggs which do not indent when laid and usually take up little or no external water during incubation (Ewert, 1979, 1985; Kuchling, 1999)."

Etymology

Chelonia + -an

Word Breakdown

Suffix: an

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɪˈloʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /kɪˈləʊ.ni.ən/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Zoology.

Inflected Forms

more chelonian (comparative) most chelonian (superlative) chelonians (plural)

Synonyms

chelonian reptile

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce chelonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈloʊ.ni.ən/.
What does chelonian mean?: Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
Where does chelonian come from?: Chelonia + -an

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