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tortoises (Testudines (order), Anapsida (subclass), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: General term referring to members of the Testudines order that are land dwelling rather than aquatic, being four-footed reptiles in which the trunk is enclosed between a carapace and plastron, formed by the dorsal vertebrae, ribs, and sternum; the skin being covered with large horny plates, commonly called the shell. |
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tortoises (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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tortoise (C,U,English,AD,U,N)
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land turtles (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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陸龜 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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龜 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U)
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lù guī (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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lu gui (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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lu kuei (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 泛指生活於陸地上而非海中的龜鱉目龜類,屬四足爬蟲類,其軀幹包覆於殼甲與腹甲之間,由背脊、肋骨及胸板組成;皮膚上覆蓋有稱為甲殼的大片角狀甲片。 |
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