noun🔗ShareTortuga terrestreAny of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae or the order Testudines , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators."The little boy watched the tortoise slowly munch on a piece of lettuce in its enclosure. "El niño pequeño observaba a la tortuga terrestre masticar lentamente un trozo de lechuga en su recinto.animalbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
