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Definition of: Testudinidae
(tes′t
·din′i·dē, -ty-) noun plural
A family of reptiles having a dorsal shell or carapace constituted chiefly by the vertebrae and ribs and a ventral shell or plastron; tortoises and turtles. [<NL <L testudo, -inis tortoise]
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