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tosbağa

tosbağa

Turkish

Noun

tosbağa

  1. (dialectal, zoology) tortoise

Declension

Usage notes

This word is only common in a zoological context, where it is used to make a distinction between turtles and tortoises. Except for that, most people use the word kaplumbağa for both of the animals.

Usually, this word represents the Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca).

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