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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 Helon from wikipedia
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Helon may
refer to:
Helon (biblical figure), an
Israelite of the
Tribe of
Zebulun Helon Blount...
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Helon Habila Ngalabak (born
November 1967) is a
Nigerian novelist and poet,
whose writing has won many prizes,
including the
Caine Prize in 2001. He worked...
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George Helon (born 1965), also
known under the pen
names George Wieslaw Helon and
Jerzy Wieslaw Helon, is an
Australian author, businessman, and historian...
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Helon Blount (January 15, 1929 –
March 7, 2005) was an
actress and
singer who
appeared in the
original Broadway productions of such
musicals as The Most...
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Helon Ollivierre (1881 – 23
February 1907) was a
Trinidadian cricketer. He pla**** in
three first-class
matches for
Trinidad and
Tobago from 1900 to 1904...
- Bible,
respectively the sons of
Helon, Pallu, and Jesse. Only the last is
covered in any detail. Eliab, the son of
Helon, was one of the
leaders of the...
- Oil on
Water is a 2010
petrofiction novel by
Nigerian author Helon Habila. The
novel do****ents the
experience of two
journalists as they try to rescue...
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Travelers is a 2019
novel by
Nigerian author Helon Habila. It was
published by W. W.
Norton & Company. The
story revolves around the life of a Nigerian...
- Villers-
Hélon (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ elɔ̃]) is a
commune in the
Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in
northern France.
Communes of the
Aisne department...
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Waiting for an
Angel is a 2002
political novel written by
Nigeria writer Helon Habila. It was
first published by New York's
publishing firm W. W. Norton...
