Definition for giant tortoise - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	giant tortoise (giant tor\|toise) noun a very large tortoise with a long lifespan, occurring on several tropical oceanic islands. Genus Geochelone, family Testudinidae: G. nigra (Galapagos Islands) and G. gigantea (Aldabra and the Seychelles)		Search results in the dictionary giant tortoise in giant More results » More words in this category anaconda anole archosaur bearded dragon boa constrictor cave salamander clawed frog colubrid constrictor copperhead Egyptian cobra glass snake pipe snake rock python terrapin tuatara Urodela wood slave worm snake Xenopus Nearby Words giant order giant petrel giant puffball giant reed giant salamander giant sequoia giant slalom giant squid giant toad giant tortoise giant zonure Giant's Causeway giant-killer giantess giantism giaour Giap, Vo Nguyen giardiasis Gib