"giant tortoise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giant tortoises [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} giant tortoise (plural giant tortoises)
  1. Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years. Categories (lifeform): Tortoises Translations (a giant tortoise): Riesenschildkröte [feminine] (German), tartaruga-gigante [feminine] (Portuguese), galápago [Ecuador, masculine] (Spanish), tortuga gigante [feminine] (Spanish), galapago (Tagalog), gianatortug (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-giant_tortoise-en-noun-YLBHNEwx Disambiguation of Tortoises: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'a giant tortoise': 64 36
  2. Any of several species of reptile of the extinct genera Cylindraspis and Dipsochelys and species Meiolania platyceps.
    Sense id: en-giant_tortoise-en-noun-hA4JyemU

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