giant tortoise

noun

Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.

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Meanings

noungiant tortoise (plural giant tortoises)

plural giant tortoises

  1. Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.
  2. Any of several species of reptile of the extinct genera Cylindraspis and Dipsochelys and species Meiolania platyceps.

Translations

Catalan tortuga gegant
  • tortuga geganta giant tortoise
German Riesenschildkröte
  • Riesenschildkrötea giant tortoise
Portuguese tartaruga-gigante
  • tartaruga-gigantea giant tortoise
Spanish galápago, tortuga gigante
  • galápagoa giant tortoise
  • tortuga gigantea giant tortoise
Tagalog galapago
  • galapagoa giant tortoise
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giant tortoise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20tortoise.

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