| 单词 | indian starred tortoise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian starred tortoise starred tortoise n. [originally after scientific Latin Testudo stellata, former scientific name (1812 or earlier)] any of several small tortoises (family Testudinidae) having a dark brown or black carapace marked with radiating yellow or orange lines: Geochelone elegans (more fully Indian starred tortoise), G. platynota (more fully Burmese starred tortoise), and Psammobates tentorius of South Africa. ΚΠ 1831 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IX. Syn. 4 Starred Tortoise, Testudo Stellata. 1993 Aquarist & Pondkeeper Oct. 11/4 Tortoises from warmer parts of the world, for example, South American Red-footed Tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria) and Indian Starred Tortoise (G. elegans), kept in heated vivaria will also bite into a complete cuttlefish bone, if available. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Apr. (Final ed.) (Features section) 7 It is against the law to remove the critically endangered Burmese starred tortoise from the forests of Myanmar, but I easily found an apparent seller in Bangkok, Thailand. < as lemmas |
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