Santa Fe Island tortoise

noun

A subspecies of Galápagos tortoise.

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Meanings

nounSanta Fe Island tortoise (plural Santa Fe Island tortoises)

plural Santa Fe Island tortoises

  1. A subspecies of Galápagos tortoise.

Origin

From Santa Fe Island + tortoise.

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Santa Fe Island tortoise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Fe%20Island%20tortoise

MLA

“Santa Fe Island tortoise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Fe%20Island%20tortoise. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santa Fe Island tortoise,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Fe%20Island%20tortoise.

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