padloper /ˈpadˌləʊpə 
/ ▸ noun South African English a small tortoise native to southern Africa, often seen on roads and paths. Genus Homopus, family Testudinidae: several species.
– ORIGIN Afrikaans, literally ‘vagabond’, from pad ‘path’ + loper ‘runner’.
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