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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. box turtles: Merriam-Webster
  2. box turtles: Vocabulary.com
  3. box-turtles, box turtles: Wiktionary
  4. Box turtles: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Box turtles: Encyclopedia

(Note: See box_turtle as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (box turtle)

noun:  A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.
▸ Also see box_turtle


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