elephantine tortoise — noun : elephant tortoise 1 … Useful english dictionary
Elephantine — El e*phan tine, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephantine epoch — Elephantine El e*phan tine, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tortoise — /tawr teuhs/, n. 1. a turtle, esp. a terrestrial turtle. 2. a very slow person or thing. 3. testudo (def. 1). [1350 1400; var. of earlier (15th century) tortuse, tortose, tortuce, ME tortuca < ML tortuca, for LL tartarucha (fem. adj.) of Tartarus … Universalium
tortoise — n. 1 any slow moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, and having a retractile head and elephantine legs. 2 Rom. Antiq. = TESTUDO. Derivatives: tortoise like adj. & adv. Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
Desert Tortoise — Taxobox name = Desert Tortoise status = VU status system = iucn2.3 image caption = Desert Tortoise, G. agassizii regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira superfamilia = Testudinoidea familia … Wikipedia
Radiated tortoise — Taxobox name = Radiated tortoise status = VU status system = iucn2.3 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Tortoise Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group|year=1996|id=9014|title=Geochelone radiata|downloaded=11 May 2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1acd+2cd,… … Wikipedia
T elephantopus — Elephantine El e*phan tine, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Testudo elephantina — Elephantine El e*phan tine, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colossochelys atlas — Temporal range: Pleistocene Skeleton Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
