pancake tortoise

noun

A flat-shelled species of tortoise, taxonomic name Malacochersus tornieri.

Meanings

nounpancake tortoise (plural pancake tortoises)

plural pancake tortoises

  1. A flat-shelled species of tortoise, taxonomic name Malacochersus tornieri.

Translations

German Spaltenschildkröte
  • SpaltenschildkröteMalacochersus tornieri
Russian эласти́чная черепа́ха, плоскопа́нцирная черепа́ха
  • эласти́чная черепа́ха (elastíčnaja čerepáxa)Malacochersus tornieri
  • плоскопа́нцирная черепа́ха (ploskopáncirnaja čerepáxa)Malacochersus tornieri
Spanish tortuga de las rocas, tortuga panqueque
  • tortuga de las rocasMalacochersus tornieri
  • tortuga panquequeMalacochersus tornieri
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APA

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Chicago

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