Box tortoise Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
box turtle.
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(Zoöl.) , a land tortoise or turtle of the generaCistudo andEmys ; so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an exceedingly reticent person. Emerson.
