Tortoise-shell
101Russian Tortoise — Taxobox name = Russian Tortoise image width = 240px status = VU status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = Testudinidae genus = Testudo (disputed) species = T …
102soft-shell tortoise — Trionyx Tri*on yx, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see {Tri }) + ? a claw.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of fresh water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity.… …
103Western Swamp Tortoise — Taxobox name = Western Swamp Tortoise status = CR status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Chelidae subfamilia = Pseudemydurinae subfamilia authority = (Gaffney and Meylan, 1988)… …
104Bell's Hinge-Backed Tortoise — Taxobox name = Bell s Hingeback Tortoise status = DD | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Testudinidae genus = Kinixys species = K. belliana binomial = Kinixys belliana… …
105Box tortoise — Box Box, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[ u]chse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a tree, {Bushel}.] 1. A receptacle or case of any firm material… …
106soft tortoise — Trionyx Tri*on yx, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see {Tri }) + ? a claw.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of fresh water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity.… …
107box tortoise — noun chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly • Syn: ↑box turtle • Hypernyms: ↑turtle • Hyponyms: ↑Western box turtle, ↑Terrapene ornata • Member Holonyms …
108Impressed Tortoise — Taxobox | name = Impressed Tortoise status = status system = image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Testudinidae genus = Manouria species = M. impressa binomial =… …
109Golden tortoise beetle — Taxobox name = Golden Tortoise Beetle regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga familia = Chrysomelidae subfamilia = Hispinae tribus = Cassidini genus = Charidotella species = C. sexpunctata… …
110Sculptured tortoise — Sculpture Sculp ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculpturing}.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave. [1913 Webster] {Sculptured tortoise} (Zo[ o]l.), a common North …
