Definition of tortoise Tortoise
/tɔˈɹtʌs/ - [tortus] - tor•toise
We found 11 definitions of tortoise from 8 different sources.
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What does tortoise mean?
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NounPlural: tortoises |
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| tortoise - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica | ||
| turtle any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming | ||
| family testudinidae, testudinidae land tortoises | ||
| european tortoise, testudo graeca small land tortoise of southern Europe | ||
| giant tortoise very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands | ||
| gopher tortoise, gopher turtle, gopherus polypemus, gopher burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America | ||
| desert tortoise, gopherus agassizii burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tortoise (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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tortoise (n.)
Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. - tortoise (n.)
Same as Testudo, 2. - tortoise (n.)
having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that color. - tortoise (n.)
a tortoise-shell cat.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tortoise
Any herbivorous terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae, of most warm regions, having a heavy dome-shaped shell and clawed limbs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tortoise
tor′tis, or -tois, n. together with turtles, a well-defined order of reptiles, distinguished especially by the dorsal (carapace) and ventral (plastron) shields which protect the body.—n. Tor′toise-shell, the horny epidermic plate of a species of turtle.—adj. of the colour of the foregoing, mottled in yellow and black. [O. Fr. tortis—L. tortus, twisted.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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tortoise
In military antiquity, the form of battle adopted by the Greeks in besieging fortified towns. It served to protect the besiegers in their approach to the walls. This invention was formed by the soldiers placing their shields over their heads, in a sloping position, similar to the tiles of a house. The first rank stood erect, the second stooped a little, the third still more, and the last rank knelt. They were thus protected from the missile weapons of the foe, as they advanced or stood under the walls of an enemy. The chelone was similar to the testudo of the Romans. See TESTUDO.
Wikipedia 
- A tortoise or land turtle is a reptile of the order Testudines that lives on land. Like their aquatic cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell.
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🔤- tortoise, noun, singular of tortoises.
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