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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012