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giant tortoises

giant tortoises is the plural of giant tortoise.

Meaning of giant tortoise

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.

Questions about giant tortoises

What is giant tortoises the plural of?
Giant tortoises is the plural of giant tortoise.

Words near giant tortoises in the dictionary

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

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