sculptured tortoise

noun

wood turtle

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Meanings

nounsculptured tortoise (plural sculptured tortoises)

plural sculptured tortoises

  1. wood turtle

Origin

From the grooved patterns on its shell.

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APA

sculptured tortoise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sculptured%20tortoise

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“sculptured tortoise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sculptured%20tortoise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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