"box turtle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: box turtles [plural], box-turtle [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} box turtle (plural box turtles)
  1. A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators. Wikipedia link: box turtle Categories (lifeform): Emydid turtles, Turtles Synonyms: box tortoise
    Sense id: en-box_turtle-en-noun-mptXNmoZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: Asian box turtle, three-toed box turtle, amboina box turtle, Chinese box turtle, Coahuilan box turtle, common box turtle, desert box turtle, eastern box turtle, Florida box turtle, Gulf Coast box turtle, Indo-Chinese box turtle, Indochinese box turtle, keeled box turtle, McCord's box turtle, Mexican box turtle, ornate box turtle, Pan's box turtle, spotted box turtle, three-banded box turtle, three-lined box turtle, three-striped box turtle, western box turtle, yellow-headed box turtle, Yucatan box turtle, Yunnan box turtle, Zhou's box turtle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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