English Explanatory Dictionary

elephantine tortoise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea, from the Seychelles, or the Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis niger, from the Galápagos Islands.

Word forms

elephantine tortoise elephantine tortoises
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