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box turtle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
box -tur-tle
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.

Inflected Forms

box turtles (plural) box-turtle (alternative)

Phrases

Asian box turtle Chinese three-banded box turtle Chinese three-striped box turtle three-toed box turtle amboina box turtle Chinese box turtle Coahuilan box turtle common box turtle

Synonyms

box tortoise

Questions

What does box turtle mean?
A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.

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