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African spurred tortoise

African spurred tortoise noun: a species of tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel in Africa.

african spurred tortoise: a species of tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and...
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Noun

African spurred tortoise (plural African spurred tortoises)

  1. A species of tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel in Africa.

Forms of African spurred tortoise

pluralAfrican spurred tortoises

Questions about African spurred tortoise

What does African spurred tortoise mean?
African spurred tortoise means a species of tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel in Africa.
What part of speech is African spurred tortoise?
African spurred tortoise is a noun.
What is the plural of African spurred tortoise?
The plural of African spurred tortoise is African spurred tortoises.

Words near African spurred tortoise in the dictionary

  1. African skimmers
  2. African sleeping sickness
  3. African snail
  4. African spotted creeper
  5. African spotted creepers
  6. African spurred tortoise
  7. African spurred tortoises
  8. African sugar cane
  9. African sugarcane borer
  10. African sugarcane borers
  11. African teak

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