elephantine tortoises

A form of elephantine tortoise — A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea, from the Seychelles, or the Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis niger, from the Galápagos Islands.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of elephantine tortoise
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