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any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.[1910-15]
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Giant tortoise — Taxobox name = Giant Tortoise image width = 200px image caption = Galápagos Giant Tortoise regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = TestudinidaeGiant tortoises are characteristic… … Wikipedia
giant tortoise — noun very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands • Hypernyms: ↑tortoise • Member Holonyms: ↑Testudo, ↑genus Testudo, ↑Geochelone, ↑genus Geochelone * * * noun, pl ⋯ toises [count] : a large plant eating tortoise … Useful english dictionary
giant tortoise — noun Date: circa 1909 any of various large long lived herbivorous land tortoises (genus Geochelone) formerly common on the islands of the western Indian Ocean and on the Galápagos Islands … New Collegiate Dictionary
giant tortoise — noun a) Any member or species of the genus Geochelone land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years. b) Any of several species of reptile of the extinct genuses (Cylindraspis, Dipsochelys, and… … Wiktionary
giant tortoise — gi′ant tor′toise n. ram any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar … From formal English to slang
Aldabra giant tortoise — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Aldabra Giant Tortoise — Taxobox name = Aldabra Giant Tortoise status = VU status system = iucn2.3 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = Testudinidae genus = Geochelone species = G.… … Wikipedia
Réunion giant tortoise — Live C. indica. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise — Illustration from c. 1770 by Jossigny Conservation status … Wikipedia
Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
