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giant tortoise

giant tortoise noun: any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.

Noun

giant tortoise (plural giant tortoises)

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

giant tortoise meaning in Tagalog

giant tortoise in Tagalog

a giant tortoise
galapago

Forms of giant tortoise

pluralgiant tortoises

Questions about giant tortoise

What does giant tortoise mean?
Giant tortoise means any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.
What is giant tortoise in Tagalog?
Giant tortoise in Tagalog is galapago. See Giant tortoise meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is giant tortoise?
Giant tortoise is a noun.
What is the plural of giant tortoise?
The plural of giant tortoise is giant tortoises.

Words near giant tortoise in the dictionary

  1. giant stride
  2. giant swallowtail
  3. giant swallowtails
  4. giant taro
  5. giant thorny-headed worm of swine
  6. giant tortoise
  7. giant tortoises
  8. giant tree frog
  9. giant tree frogs
  10. giant trevally
  11. giant tube worm

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