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The Britannica Dictionary tortoise 2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  • tortoise (noun)
  • giant tortoise (noun)
tortoise /ˈtoɚtəs/ noun plural tortoises tortoise /ˈtoɚtəs/ noun plural tortoises Britannica Dictionary definition of TORTOISE [count] : a kind of turtle that lives on land ASK THE EDITOR
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