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leopard tortoise

leopard tortoise noun: stigmochelys pardalis, a large tortoise of the African savannas, with a patterned shell resembling the coat of a leopard.

Noun

leopard tortoise (plural leopard tortoises)

  1. Stigmochelys pardalis, a large tortoise of the African savannas, with a patterned shell resembling the coat of a leopard.

Forms of leopard tortoise

pluralleopard tortoises

Questions about leopard tortoise

What does leopard tortoise mean?
Leopard tortoise means stigmochelys pardalis, a large tortoise of the African savannas, with a patterned shell resembling the coat of a leopard.
What part of speech is leopard tortoise?
Leopard tortoise is a noun.
What is the plural of leopard tortoise?
The plural of leopard tortoise is leopard tortoises.

Words near leopard tortoise in the dictionary

  1. leopard slug
  2. leopard slugs
  3. leopard snake
  4. leopard snakes
  5. leopard squirrel
  6. leopard tortoise
  7. leopard tortoises
  8. leopard tree
  9. leopard trees
  10. leopard's bane
  11. leopard's banes

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