| NOUN | animal | box tortoise, box turtle | chiefly terrestrial / terrestrial turtle of North America |
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| Meaning | chiefly terrestrial / terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly. | |
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| Synonym | box turtle | |
| Member of | Terrapene, genus Terrapene | box turtles |
| Narrower | Western box turtle, Terrapene ornata | primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico |
| Broader | turtle | Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming |
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