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box turtles

box turtles is the plural of box turtle.

Meaning of box turtle

Noun

box turtle (plural box turtles)

  1. A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.
    Synonyms:
    box tortoise

Questions about box turtles

What is box turtles the plural of?
Box turtles is the plural of box turtle.

Words near box turtles in the dictionary

  1. box tree moths
  2. box trees
  3. box truck
  4. box trucks
  5. box turtle
  6. box turtles
  7. box up
  8. box van
  9. box vans
  10. box wagon
  11. box wagons

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