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Galapagos tortoise

Galapagos tortoise noun: chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise native to the Galapagos archipelago.

galapagos tortoise: chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise native to the Galapagos archipelago
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Noun

Galapagos tortoise (plural Galapagos tortoises)

  1. Chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise native to the Galapagos archipelago

Forms of Galapagos tortoise

pluralGalapagos tortoises
alternative formGalápagos tortoise

Questions about Galapagos tortoise

What does Galapagos tortoise mean?
Galapagos tortoise means chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise native to the Galapagos archipelago.
What part of speech is Galapagos tortoise?
Galapagos tortoise is a noun.
What is the plural of Galapagos tortoise?
The plural of Galapagos tortoise is Galapagos tortoises.

Words near Galapagos tortoise in the dictionary

  1. Galapagos Islands
  2. Galapagos penguin
  3. Galapagos penguins
  4. Galapagos sea lion
  5. Galapagos sea lions
  6. Galapagos tortoise
  7. Galapagos tortoises
  8. galardin
  9. galareta
  10. Galarneau
  11. Galarneaus

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