desert tortoise
desert tortoise · desert tortoises
Either of two species of tortoise native to the deserts of the southwest United States…Either of two species of tortoise native to the deserts of the southwest United States and northwestern Mexico, Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai
Meaning
1 senses(US)Either of two species of tortoise native to the deserts of the southwest United States and northwestern Mexico, Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai
burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
Forms
plural: desert tortoises| Singular | desert tortoise |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates:Gopherus agassizii