giant tortoise

English

Noun

giant tortoise (plural giant tortoises)

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

Translations

a giant tortoise

German: Riesenschildkröte (de) f
Portuguese: tartaruga-gigante f
Spanish: galápago (es) m (Ecuador), tortuga gigante f
Tagalog: galapago
Volapük: gianatortug

References

giant tortoise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geochelone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geochelone on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Geochelone on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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