geometric tortoise
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Noun
[edit]geometric tortoise (plural geometric tortoises)
- Tortoises of South Africa, having a strong carapace with distinctive geometric patterns
- Any of the species Psammobates geometricus of South African tortoises with radial black and yellow markings.
- Any of the species of genus Psammobates.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus Psammobates): serrated tortoise (Psammobates oculifer, tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius), Psammobates geometricus
References
[edit]- “geometric tortoise”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
geometric tortoise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psammobates geometricus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psammobates geometricus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons