noun
very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
• Hypernyms: ↑tortoise
• Member Holonyms: ↑Testudo, ↑genus Testudo, ↑Geochelone, ↑genus Geochelone
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noun, pl ⋯ -toises [count]
: a large plant-eating tortoise
◇ Giant tortoises were once common on islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans, but they are now rare.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.