Meanings
nounGalapagos tortoise (plural Galapagos tortoises)
plural Galapagos tortoises · alternative Galápagos tortoise
- Chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise native to the Galapagos archipelago
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Translations
Catalan tortuga de les Galàpagos
- tortuga de les GalàpagosChelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
Chinese Mandarin 加拉巴哥象龜 /加拉巴哥象龟
- 加拉巴哥象龜 /加拉巴哥象龟Chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
French tortue géante des Galápagos
- tortue géante des GalápagosChelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
German Galapagos-Riesenschildkröte
- Galapagos-RiesenschildkröteChelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
Icelandic Galápagos-skjaldbaka
- Galápagos-skjaldbakaChelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
Polish żółw słoniowy
- żółw słoniowyChelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
Portuguese tartaruga de Galápagos
- tartaruga de GalápagosChelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
Russian слоно́вая черепа́ха, галапаго́сская черепа́ха
- слоно́вая черепа́ха (slonóvaja čerepáxa)Chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
- галапаго́сская черепа́ха (galapagósskaja čerepáxa)Chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise
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APA
Galapagos tortoise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galapagos%20tortoise
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Chicago
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