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desert tortoise

DEFINITIONS OF: desert tortoise

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n burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates

Synonyms:
Gopherus agassizii
Type of:
tortoise
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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