"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: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 78 22 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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