angonoka

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noun

Astrochelys yniphora, a tortoise endemic to Madagascar having a highly domed light-brown carapace with prominent growth rings on each scute.

Similar
Madagascar tortoiseploughshare tortoiseangonoka tortoise
OriginMalagasy angonoka →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounangonoka (plural angonokas)

plural angonokas

  1. Astrochelys yniphora, a tortoise endemic to Madagascar having a highly domed light-brown carapace with prominent growth rings on each scute.

    Synonyms: Madagascar tortoise, ploughshare tortoise, angonoka tortoise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAstrochelys yniphora, a tortoise endemic to Madagascar having a highly domed light-brown carapace with prominent growth rings on each scute.

Similar
Madagascar tortoiseploughshare tortoiseangonoka tortoise
Also see
angonoka tortoisemadagascar tortoiseploughshare tortoise

Origin

  1. Malagasyangonoka
  2. Englishangonoka

From Malagasy angonoka.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Okanogan
Cite this entry
APA

angonoka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angonoka

MLA

“angonoka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angonoka. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angonoka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angonoka.

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