Tes·tu·di·na·ta n. pl. Zool. 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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Testudinata
n : tortoises and turtles [syn: Chelonia, order Chelonia, order
Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines]