turtle vs box tortoise

box tortoise vs turtle

turtle and box tortoise both are nouns.

turtle is a verb but box tortoise is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turtle	Yes	No	Yes	No
box tortoise	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, box tortoise is a hyponym of turtle; that is, box tortoise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turtle:

turtle: any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
box tortoise: chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly

Other hyponyms of turtle include marine turtle, sea turtle, snapping turtle, mud turtle, terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, Pseudemys scripta, slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, cooter, Pseudemys concinna, river cooter, box turtle, Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle, tortoise, pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle.

turtle (noun)	box tortoise (noun)
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming	chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

turtle (verb)	box tortoise (verb)
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
overturn accidentally

Difference between turtle and box tortoise

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