box-turtle

A form of box turtle — A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.

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Meanings

nounbox-turtle (plural box-turtles)

plural box-turtles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of box turtle.
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APA

box-turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box-turtle

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“box-turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box-turtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box-turtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box-turtle.

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