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desert tortoise

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Noun1.desert tortoisedesert tortoise - burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
Gopherus agassizii
tortoise - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
genus Gopherus, Gopherus - gopher tortoises


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Construction of the high school was delayed by the discovery of a protected desert tortoise near the site, and both the high school land and the elementary campus site had to be surveyed for unexploded bombs that might have been left over from World War II training.
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The desert tortoise is only one of many species that have met the immovable barrier of human overpopulation and expansion.
The Gold Crush by Motavalli, Jim / E
The desert tortoise lives in the sprawling California Desert Conservation Area.
THE TORTOISE AND THE CATTLE RANCHER by Fantle, Will / The Progressive
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