testudinoid

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Any turtle of the superfamily Testudinoidea.

"The terrestrial mode of food uptake differs dramatically among and within the three testudinoid subgroups (see Bels, Davenport & Delheusy, 1997 ; Bels et al., 2008 ; Summers et al., 1998 ; Wochesländer, Hilgers & Weisgram, 1999 ; Natchev et al., 2009, present study)."

Clipping of taxonomic name Testudinoidea. From Latin testūdin- + -oid, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.

testudinoids (plural)

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