Definitions from Wiktionary (tortoise)
▸ noun: Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
▸ noun: Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)
▸ Also see tortoise
giant tortoises,
desert tortoises,
galapagos tortoises,
gopher tortoises,
radiated tortoises,
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▸ noun: Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
▸ noun: Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)
▸ Also see tortoise
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Types:
box turtle,
wood turtle,
gopher tortoise,
desert tortoise,
leopard tortoise,
red-footed tortoise,
yellow-footed,
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