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Testudinata
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Testudinata'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/testudinata.html. 1828.