elephantine tortoise , the free dictionary
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
elephantine tortoise (plural elephantine tortoises)
- A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea, from the Seychelles, or the Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis niger, from the Galápagos Islands.
References[edit]
- “elephantine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.