tortuga

Definitions of tortuga
  1. noun
    any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
    synonyms: galápago
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    tortuga de mar
    any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
    tortuga de agua dulce
    any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
    tortuga de tierra
    usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
    tortuga verde
    large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup
    tortuga carey
    pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
    tortuga de jardín, tortuga griega
    small land tortoise of southern Europe
    tortuga gigante
    very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
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    quelonio
    a reptile of the order Chelonia
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