Definition of European tortoise

1. Noun. Small land tortoise of southern Europe.

Exact synonyms: Testudo Graeca
Generic synonyms: Tortoise
Group relationships: Genus Testudo, Testudo

Lexicographical Neighbors of European Tortoise

European silver fir
European skippers
European smelt
European snakeroot
European sole
European spider crab
European spider crabs
European swamp thistle
European swamp thistles
European swift
European tarantula
European thimbleweed
European thimbleweeds
European toad
European tortoise (current term)
European turkey oak
European water ouzel
European water shrew
European water vole
European water voles
European white birch
European white lily
European wildcat
European wildcats
European wolf spider
European wood mouse
European woolly thistle
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Literary usage of European tortoise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Butterflies: Their Structure, Changes and Life-histories, with Special by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1881)
"The European tortoise-shell (Aglais urticae), for example, is generally double-brooded ; occasionally a triple brood is mentioned ; it is one of the ..."

2. Frail Children of the Air: Excursions Into the World of Butterflies by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1895)
"The European tortoise-shell (Aglais urticae), for example, is generally double brooded; occasionally a triple brood is mentioned; it is one o£ the commonest ..."

3. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"... proper are really terrestrial animals, and are strictly vegetable feeders. The most familiar example is the common Greek or European tortoise (Testudo ..."

4. Natural History of the World: With Anecdotes Illustrating the Nature, Habits edited by Alfred Henry Miles (1895)
"The Common European tortoise is found in the South of France and Italy, as well as in Sicily and Greece. It feeds on vegetables, and under favourable ..."

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