English Explanatory Dictionary

giant tortoise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.
  2. Any of several species of reptile of the extinct genera Cylindraspis and Dipsochelys and species Meiolania platyceps.

Word forms

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