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- noun Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land
tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years. - noun Any of several species of reptile of the extinct
genera , Cylindraspis, Dipsochelys, and the species Meiolania platyceps.
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- noun very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands
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