The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material. / Alternative form of tortoiseshell

plural of tortoise shell

Alternative form of tortoiseshell

Alternative form of tortoiseshell

A flat-shelled species of tortoise, taxonomic name Malacochersus tornieri.

Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.

Any of the species of the taxonomic genus Gopherus, which are burrowing tortoises of southern North America.

Chelonoidis nigra, a tortoise native to the Galapagos archipelago

Synonym of Black Turtle

A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea, from the Seychelles, or the Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis niger, from the Galápagos Islands.