Definition of Chelonia mydas

1. Noun. Large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup.

Exact synonyms: Green Turtle
Generic synonyms: Marine Turtle, Sea Turtle
Group relationships: Chelonia, Genus Chelonia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chelonia Mydas

Chekhov
Chekhov's gun
Chekhovian
Chekov
Chelicerata
Chelidonium
Chelidonium majus
Chelifer
Chelifer cancroides
Chelm
Chelone
Chelone glabra
Chelonethida
Chelonia mydas (current term)
Chelonidae
Cheloniidae
Chelosauria lovelli
Chelsea
Chelsea pensioner
Chelsea pensioners
Chelsea tractor
Chelsea tractors
Chelyabinsk
Chelydra
Chelydra serpentina
Chelydridae
Chemakuan
Chemakum

Literary usage of Chelonia mydas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Hume Greenfield, Henry Walter Bates (1832)
"The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) deposits frequently its eggs in the sandy bays. Previous to ISIQ, quantities of the Chelonia imbricata were caught on the ..."

2. Bermuda: Its History, Geology, Climate, Products, Agriculture, Commerce, and by Theodore L. Godet (1860)
"This order is represented by the green turtle {Chelonia mydas, Holbrook); and the hawk's-bill {Chelonia carretta, Holbrook) is more or less brown or rufous. ..."

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