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Conotrachelus crataegi
Quince Quince, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ? Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. Quiddany.] 1. The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. 2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub. Japan quince (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub (Cydonia, formerly Pyrus, Japonica) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament. Quince curculio (Zo["o]l.), a small gray and yellow curculio (Conotrachelus crat[ae]gi) whose larva lives in quinces. Quince tree (Bot.), the small tree (Cydonia vulgaris) which produces the quince.

Meaning of Chelus from wikipedia

- a separate species, Chelus orinocensis (Orinoco mata mata). Subsequently, some authorities have modified the common name of Chelus fimbriata to Amazon...
- species: Chelus fimbriatus – Amazon mata mata Chelus orinocensis – Orinoco mata mata †Chelus colombi**** – Columbian mata mata (Late Miocene) "Chelus Duméril...
- to a new species, Chelus orinocensis, with the Amazon po****tion retaining the Chelus fimbriatus species designation. However, Chelus fimbriatus is absent...
- stay submerged for long periods of time. The snake-necked species (genera Chelus, Chelodina, and Hydromedusa) are largely strike-and-gape hunters or foragers...
- majority of the family Chelidae are omnivores, 17 species are carnivorous: Chelus fimbriatus and species of the Chelodina genus. This special strategy is...
- Chelu (Persian: چلو, also Romanized as Chelū) is a village in Esfandaqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran...
- †Sankuchemys †Taphrosphys †Ummulisani †Zolhafah Chelidae Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa †Lomalatachelys Mesoclemmys Myuchelys...
- paraguayensis), or between the Orinoco mata mata (Chelus orinocensis) and the Amazon mata mata (Chelus fimbriata). This was attributed by the authors to...
-   Chelus fimbriata Chelus orinocensis †Chelus colombiana...
- Chalow or Chelow or Chelu (Persian: چلو) may refer to: Chalow, East Azerbaijan Chelow, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Chelu, Kerman Chalow-ye Gavmishi Chalow...