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CheloneChelone Che*lo"ne, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from
shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)
A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
Scrophulariace[ae], natives of North America; -- called
also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc. CheloniaChelonia Che*lo"ni*a (k[-e]*l[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles,
peculiar in having a part of the vertebr[ae], ribs, and
sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm
shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia;
also, Illust. in Appendix. Chelonia Midas 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (C. virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both
species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie
(Cypr[ae]a testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called
because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color
and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant (Thalassia
testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise. Chelonian
Chelonian Che*lo"ni*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind. -- n. One
of the Chelonia.
Echelon
Echelon Ech"e*lon, v. t. (Mil.)
To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in
echelon.
Echelon
Echelon Ech"e*lon, v. i.
To take position in echelon.
Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from
the right. --Upton
(Tactics).
Meaning of Chelon from wikipedia
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Chelon is a
genus of
mullets found in
coastal marine waters,
estuaries and
rivers in the
Atlantic Ocean and
Arabian Sea.
Chelon possesses the elongated...
- The
thicklip grey mullet,
Chelon labrosus, is a
coastal fish of the
family Mugilidae. It
typically is
about 32 cm (13 in) long, with 75 cm (30 in) being...
- The
leaping mullet (
Chelon saliens) is a
species of fish in the
family Mugilidae. It is
found in
coastal waters and
estuaries in the
northeast Atlantic...
- The
golden grey
mullet (
Chelon auratus) is a fish in the
family Mugilidae. It has hydrodynamic, very
elegant elongated, more or less
cylindrical body,...
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Chelon tricuspidens, the
striped mullet, is a
species of ray-finned fish from the
family Mugilidae. It is
found in
southern Africa where its
known range...
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Georges Chelon (born 4
January 1943) is a
French singer and songwriter. He was made a
member of the
Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres in 1985. 1965 Père prodigue...
- The
South African mullet (
Chelon richardsonii), also
called a
harder mullet or
simply harder, is a
species of mullet. It is
found in
South African coastal...
- The
thinlip mullet (
Chelon ramada) is a
species of fish in the
family Mugilidae. It is
found in
shallow European waters and is a
migratory species. The...
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Planiliza macrolepis (A. Smith, 1846)
Synonyms Liza
macrolepis (A. Smith, 1846)
Chelon macrolepsis (A. Smith, 1846) Liza
akame Tanaka, 1916 Liza
parva Oshima,...
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Aldrichetta Whitley, 1945
Cestraeus Valenciennes, 1836
Chaenomugil Gill, 1863
Chelon Artedi, 1763
Crenimugil Schultz, 1946
Dajaus Valenciennes, 1836 Ellochelon...
