English noun: box tortoise | |||
| 1. | box tortoise (animal) chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly | ||
| Synonyms | box turtle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turtle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Terrapene ornata, Western box turtle | ||
| Member meronym | genus Terrapene, Terrapene | ||