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bolson tortoise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
bol-son -tor-toise
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.

Etymology

By surface analysis, Spanish Bolsón de Mapimí (a basin where this species is found) + tortoise.

Inflected Forms

Bolson tortoises (plural)

Phrases

Gopherus flavomarginatus

Frequently Paired Words

Gopherus flavomarginatus

Synonyms

Mexican giant tortoise Mexican gopher tortoise yellow-bordered tortoise yellow-margined tortoise

Questions

What does bolson tortoise mean?
A large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.
Where does bolson tortoise come from?
By surface analysis, Spanish Bolsón de Mapimí (a basin where this species is found) + tortoise.

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