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/kɪˈləʊ.ni.ən/ · adjective
Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises..
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).
Use chelonian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chelonian means Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises..
Common synonyms include chelonian reptile.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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).
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