BOX TURTLE


Meaning of BOX TURTLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1804

: any of several North 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.