box tortoise

/bɑks ˌtɔrdəs/

Definitions of box tortoise

1. noun

   chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
   synonyms: box turtle

   types:

   Terrapene ornata, Western box turtle

   primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico

   type of:

   turtle

   any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming