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English noun: box tortoise

1. box tortoise (animal) chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly


Synonymsbox turtle


Broader (hypernym)turtle


Narrower (hyponym)Terrapene ornata, Western box turtle


Member meronymgenus Terrapene, Terrapene









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