- leopard tortoise
- noun
: a large black yellow-spotted African land tortoise (Geochelone pardalis) often attaining a shell length of 20 inches and weighing more than 50 pounds
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
leopard tortoise
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Leopard Tortoise — Taxobox name = Leopard Tortoise image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia = Testudinidae genus = Geochelone species = G … Wikipedia
Tortoise — Taxobox name = Tortoises image width = 250px image caption = A Galápagos Giant Tortoise regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia = Testudinidae subdivision… … Wikipedia
leopard marmot — Gopher Go pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See {Gauffer}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera {Geomys} and {Thomomys}, of the family {Geomyid[ae]}; called also {pocket gopher} and {pouched rat}. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leopard spermophile — Gopher Go pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See {Gauffer}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera {Geomys} and {Thomomys}, of the family {Geomyid[ae]}; called also {pocket gopher} and {pouched rat}. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leopard — Synonyms and related words: Dalmatian, Leo, Siberian tiger, antigorite, bobcat, butterfly, candy cane, cat a mountain, catamount, chameleon, cheetah, chrysotile, confetti, cougar, crazy quilt, firedog, harlequin, iris, jaguar, lion, lynx,… … Moby Thesaurus
tortoise shell — Synonyms and related words: Dalmatian, antigorite, burele, butterfly, candy cane, chameleon, chatoyant, cheetah, chrysotile, confetti, crazy quilt, firedog, harlequin, iridal, iridescent, iridial, iridian, iris, irisated, irised, jaguar, leopard … Moby Thesaurus
Galápagos tortoise — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Desert tortoise — Desert tortoise, G. agassizii Conservation status … Wikipedia
Red-footed tortoise — Conservation status Endangered ( … Wikipedia
Pancake tortoise — Conservation status Vulnerable … Wikipedia
