desert tortoise

Definitions of desert tortoise
  1. noun
    burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
    synonyms: Gopherus agassizii
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    tortoise
    usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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