Meanings
noundesert tortoise (plural desert tortoises)
plural desert tortoises
- USeither of two species of tortoise native to the deserts of the southwest United States and northwestern Mexico, Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai
Synonyms & antonyms
nounburrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
Similar
Gopherus agassizii
Broader
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APA
desert tortoise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20tortoise
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“desert tortoise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20tortoise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desert tortoise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20tortoise.
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