NOUN | animal | desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii | burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico |
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Meaning | burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates. | |
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Synonym | Gopherus agassizii | |
Member of | Gopherus, genus Gopherus | gopher tortoises |
Broader | tortoise | usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs |
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