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)
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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)
Similar:
tort,
turtle,
tortle,
testudine,
testudinid,
turkle,
testudian,
soft tortoise,
turtler,
testudinoid,
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Types:
box turtle,
wood turtle,
gopher tortoise,
desert tortoise,
red-footed tortoise,
common tort,
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