BOX TURTLE


Meaning of BOX TURTLE in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1804

: any of several No. American land turtles (genus Terrapene ) capable of withdrawing into their shell and closing it by hinged joints in the lower half ― called also box tortoise

box turtle

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