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chelonochory

chelonochory noun: seed dispersal by turtles or tortoises.

Noun

chelonochory (uncountable)

  1. seed dispersal by turtles or tortoises

Origin of chelonochory

From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “turtle, tortoise”) + -chory.

Questions about chelonochory

What does chelonochory mean?
Chelonochory means seed dispersal by turtles or tortoises.
What part of speech is chelonochory?
Chelonochory is a noun.

Words near chelonochory in the dictionary

  1. cheloniid
  2. cheloniids
  3. chelonioid
  4. chelonioids
  5. chelonitoxism
  6. chelonochory
  7. chelonology
  8. Chelosauria lovelli
  9. chelotropic
  10. chelow
  11. chelp

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