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TESTUDINATA
Tes
*
tu
`
di
*
na
"
ta,
n.
pl.
Etym:
[
Nl.
See
Testudo.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
An
order
of
reptiles
which
includes
the
turtles
and
tortoises.
The
body
is
covered
by
a
shell
consisting
of
an
upper
or
dorsal
shell,
called
the
carapace,
and
a
lower
or
ventral
shell,
called
the
plastron,
each
of
which
consists
of
several
plates.
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