quelónio

See also: quelonio and quelônio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

quelônio (Brazil)

Etymology

From New Latin Chelonia (“order of the sea turtles”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨ.ˈlɔ.nju/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈlo.ni.u/, /ke.ˈlo.nju/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈlo.ni.o/, /ke.ˈlo.njo/

Noun

quelónio m (plural quelónios) (European orthography)

turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)

Synonyms

tartaruga, testudíneo

Hyponyms

cágado, jabuti, tartaruga marinha

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