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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 |
Hierarchical Position:
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Reptilia (class) (G) |
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................................ Anapsida (subclass) (G) |
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.................................... Testudines (order) (G) |
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........................................ tortoises (G) |
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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