Tortoise-shell
61tortoise — noun Tortoise is used before these nouns: ↑shell …
62tortoise — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)təs[/t]] tortoises N COUNT A tortoise is a slow moving animal with a shell into which it can pull its head and legs for protection …
63tortoise — n. 1 any slow moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, and having a retractile head and elephantine legs. 2 Rom. Antiq. = TESTUDO. Derivatives: tortoise like adj. & adv. Etymology:… …
64tortoise — noun Any of various land dwelling reptiles, of family Testudinidae, 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 …
65tortoise — tor|toise [ˈto:təs US ˈto:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: tortue, from Vulgar Latin tartaruca, from Late Latin tartaruchus of Tartarus , from Greek tartarouchos, from Tartaros Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories ;… …
66tortoise — tor|toise [ tɔrtəs ] noun count an animal that walks slowly and can pull its head and legs into the shell on its back …
67tortoise — tor·toise || tÉ”rtÉ™s / tÉ”Ë n. any of several species of terrestrial turtle, species of land dwelling reptile with a hard dome shaped shell …
68tortoise — [ tɔ:təs, tɔɪz] noun 1》 a slow moving land reptile of warm climates, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and legs. [Family Testudinidae: many species.] 2》 a testudo. Origin ME tortu, tortuce: from OFr.… …
69tortoise — noun (C) a slow moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body compare turtle …
70tortoise — [ˈtɔːtəs] noun [C] an animal that walks slowly and that can pull its head and legs into the shell on its back …
