leopard tortoise

noun

Stigmochelys pardalis, a large tortoise of the African savannas, with a patterned shell resembling the coat of a leopard.

Meanings

nounleopard tortoise (plural leopard tortoises)

plural leopard tortoises

  1. Stigmochelys pardalis, a large tortoise of the African savannas, with a patterned shell resembling the coat of a leopard.
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