tortuga de tierra

Definitions of tortuga de tierra
  1. noun
    usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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    types:
    tortuga de jardín, tortuga griega
    small land tortoise of southern Europe
    tortuga gigante
    very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
    type of:
    galápago, tortuga
    any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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