Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aldabra giant tortoise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: aldabra -giant -tor-toise
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, found on the islands of the Aldabra atoll.

Example Sentences

"In 2004, an Aldabra giant tortoise washed ashore in Tanzania, 740 km from home (Gerlach et al., 2006)."

Inflected Forms

Aldabra giant tortoises (plural)

Questions

What does aldabra giant tortoise mean?: A species of giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, found on the islands of the Aldabra atoll.

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