"Bolson tortoise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bolson tortoises [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, Spanish Bolsón de Mapimí (a basin where this species is found) + tortoise. Etymology templates: {{surface analysis|en|Bolsón de Mapimí|tortoise|lang1=es|pos1=a basin where this species is found}} By surface analysis, Spanish Bolsón de Mapimí (a basin where this species is found) + tortoise, {{calque|en|es|tortuga del Bolsón|nocap=1|nocat=1}} calque of Spanish tortuga del Bolsón Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Bolson tortoise}} Bolson tortoise (plural Bolson tortoises)
  1. A large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico. Synonyms: Mexican giant tortoise, Mexican gopher tortoise, yellow-bordered tortoise, yellow-margined tortoise Related terms: Gopherus flavomarginatus Translations (Gopherus flavomarginatus): 黃緣穴龜 /黄缘穴龟 (huángyuán xuéguī) (Chinese Mandarin), 黃緣沙龜 /黄缘沙龟 (huángyuán shāguī) (Chinese Mandarin), Mexicaanse reuzengopherschildpad [feminine] (Dutch), gophère à bords jaunes [masculine] (French), tortue fouisseuse du Mexique [feminine] (French), tortue à bords jaunes [feminine] (French), tortue du Mexique [feminine] (French), tortue du Bolson [feminine] (French), Gelbrand-Gopherschildkröte [feminine] (German), мексика́нский го́фер (meksikánskij gófer) [masculine] (Russian), tortuga mexicana [feminine] (Spanish), tortuga de Mapimí [feminine] (Spanish), tortuga del Bolsón [feminine] (Spanish), tortuga grande [feminine] (Spanish), tortuga llanero [feminine] (Spanish), tortuga topo [feminine] (Spanish), mexikansk goffersköldpadda [common-gender] (Swedish)
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