Bolson tortoise

noun

A large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.

Similar
Mexican giant tortoiseMexican gopher tortoiseyellow-bordered tortoiseyellow-margined tortoise
OriginSpanish tortuga del Bolsón →
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Meanings

nounBolson tortoise (plural Bolson tortoises)

plural Bolson tortoises

  1. A large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.

    Synonyms: Mexican giant tortoise, Mexican gopher tortoise, yellow-bordered tortoise, yellow-margined tortoise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.

Similar
Mexican giant tortoiseMexican gopher tortoiseyellow-bordered tortoiseyellow-margined tortoise

Origin

  1. Spanishtortuga del Bolsón
  2. EnglishBolson tortoise

By surface analysis, Spanish Bolsón de Mapimí (a basin where this species is found) + tortoise.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 黃緣穴龜 /黄缘穴龟, 黃緣沙龜 /黄缘沙龟
  • 黃緣穴龜 /黄缘穴龟 (huángyuán xuéguī)Gopherus flavomarginatus
  • 黃緣沙龜 /黄缘沙龟 (huángyuán shāguī)Gopherus flavomarginatus
Dutch Mexicaanse reuzengopherschildpad
  • Mexicaanse reuzengopherschildpadGopherus flavomarginatus
French gophère à bords jaunes, tortue fouisseuse du Mexique
  • gophère à bords jaunesGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortue fouisseuse du MexiqueGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortue à bords jaunesGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortue du MexiqueGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortue du BolsonGopherus flavomarginatus
German Gelbrand-Gopherschildkröte
  • Gelbrand-GopherschildkröteGopherus flavomarginatus
Russian мексика́нский го́фер
  • мексика́нский го́фер (meksikánskij gófer)Gopherus flavomarginatus
Spanish tortuga mexicana, tortuga de Mapimí
  • tortuga mexicanaGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortuga de MapimíGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortuga del BolsónGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortuga grandeGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortuga llaneroGopherus flavomarginatus
  • tortuga topoGopherus flavomarginatus
Swedish mexikansk goffersköldpadda
  • mexikansk goffersköldpaddaGopherus flavomarginatus
Cite this entry
APA

Bolson tortoise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bolson%20tortoise

MLA

“Bolson tortoise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bolson%20tortoise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bolson tortoise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bolson%20tortoise.

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