All chelonian synonyms
che·lo·ni·an
C c noun chelonian
- tortoise — a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- slowpoke — a person who makes slow progress.
- snapper — any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- terrapin — any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- cooter — a large freshwater turtle, Pseudemus concinna, found in southern USA and northern Mexico
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- loggerhead — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- testudinal — pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.
- reptile — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.