Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of colossal fossil land-tortoises, of the family Testudinidæ. C. atlas is supposed to have been from 12 to 14 feet long. The remains occur in the Sivalik hills in northern India.
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Examples
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A colossochelys was first found on the Scwalik Hills by Dr. Falconer and Major (afterwards Sir Proby)
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“Wonders of the World” (Ajáib al-Makhlúkát) tells the same tale of the “Sulahfah” tortoise, the colossochelys, for which see Night dl.
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"Sulahfah" tortoise, the colossochelys, for which see Night dl.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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A colossochelys was first found on the Scwalik Hills by
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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