box turtle
noun1
A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.
- Synonyms
- box tortoise
- Derived terms
28 terms
Asian box turtle, Chinese three-banded box turtle, Chinese three-striped box turtle, three-toed box turtle, amboina box turtle, Chinese box turtle, Coahuilan box turtle, common box turtle, desert box turtle, eastern box turtle, Florida box turtle, Gulf Coast box turtle, Indo-Chinese box turtle, Indochinese box turtle, keeled box turtle, McCord's box turtle, Mexican box turtle, ornate box turtle, Pan's box turtle, spotted box turtle, three-banded box turtle, three-lined box turtle, three-striped box turtle, western box turtle, yellow-headed box turtle, Yucatan box turtle, Yunnan box turtle, Zhou's box turtle