i., zool. kara kaplumbağası, kaplumbağa

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Definition of i., zool. kara kaplumbağası, kaplumbağa in Turkish English dictionary

tortoise

Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of family Testudinidae, whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators

A tortoise is a slow-moving animal with a shell into which it can pull its head and legs for protection. Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving, terrestrial, herbivorous turtles, found in the Old and New Worlds but chiefly in Africa and Madagascar. Tortoises have a high, domed shell, heavy elephantlike hind legs, and hard-scaled forelegs. The four North American species (genus Gopherus) have a brown shell, about 8-14 in. (20-35 cm) long, and flattened forelimbs adapted for burrowing. The common, or European, tortoise (Testudo graeca) has a shell about 7-10 in. (18-25 cm) long. Most species of giant tortoises on the Galápagos and other islands are now rare or extinct. One captive Galápagos tortoise had a shell 4.25 ft (1.3 m) long and weighed 300 lbs (140 kg)

{n} a genus of amphibious reptiles, covered with a crust, an old military defense

Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata

usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

{i} any of several species of terrestrial turtle, species of land-dwelling reptile with a hard dome-shaped shell

Same as Testudo, 2

Hyphenation

i., zo·ol. ka·ra kap·lum·ba·ğa·sı, kap·lum·ba·ğa