Colossochelys

noun

Col·​os·​soch·​e·​lys

ˌkäləˈsäkələ̇s

: a genus of gigantic extinct Pliocene tortoises of India

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kolosso- (from kolossos colossus) + chelys tortoise

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