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Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
tosbağa (definite accusative tosbağayı, plural tosbağalar)
- (dialectal, zoology) tortoise
- (informal) a Volkswagen Beetle automobile (may be capitalized)
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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