giant tortoise

giant tortoise

n (Animals) any of various very large tortoises of the genus Testudo, of the Galápagos, Seychelles, and certain other islands, weighing up to 225 kilograms (495 lbs.)

gi′ant tor′toise

n. any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar.

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giant tortoise - very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islandstortoise - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarcticagenus Testudo, Testudo - type genus of the Testudinidaegenus Geochelone, Geochelone - giant tortoises