box turtle

Noun

Meaning

chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

box-turtle

Synonyms

box tortoise dragon chameleon cooter reptile terrapin snapping turtle tortoise mud turtle painted turtle diamondback terrapin spotted turtle slider turtle river turtle pond turtle

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Hypernyms

turtle

Hyponyms

western box turtle

Examples

A Southern Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata) walks in its pen at a sanctuary in Cuc Phuong national park in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam. Source: Internet

Care sheet for the ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata). Source: Internet

If you see a box turtle trying to cross the road, you can pick it up and move it to the other side of the road in the direction it was facing, if you feel safe enough to do so. Source: Internet

I bought my first Asian box turtle, a female, in November 2000. Source: Internet

Like all other species of American box turtle, ornate box turtles possess a hinged plastron. Source: Internet

The Eastern box turtle is truly one of the world's most colorful reptiles, but not the best choice for keeping in captivity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

box tortoise box tree box tree moth box up box van box waggon