Order Testudines (Noun)
Meaning
Tortoises and turtles.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The order Testudines, which includes tortoises and turtles, has been on our planet for over 220 million years.
- Turtles and tortoises belong to the order Testudines, a reptile group characterized by shells.
- The order Testudines consists of approximately 360 species of tortoises and turtles.
- Turtles and tortoises, members of the order Testudines, have shells that are bony and external.
- The shell of a tortoise or turtle, which belongs to the order Testudines, is made up of bony plates called scutes.