Terrapene ornata

Definitions of Terrapene ornata
  1. noun
    primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico
    synonyms: Western box turtle
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    type of:
    box tortoise, box turtle
    chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
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