genus testudo

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Testudinidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	reptile genus,
definition	:	a genus of reptiles (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	european tortoise, testudo graeca,
definition	:	small land tortoise of southern Europe (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	giant tortoise,
definition	:	very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family testudinidae, testudinidae,
definition	:	land tortoises (noun.animal)