Tortoise Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of tortoise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tortoise noun  /ˈtɔːtəs/  /ˈtɔːrtəs/ jump to other results

1. enlarge imagea reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly. It can pull its head and legs into its shell. compare terrapin, turtleTopics Animalsb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTortoise is used before these nouns:
   • shell
   See full entryWord Originlate Middle English tortu, tortuce: from Old French tortue and Spanish tortuga, both from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin. The current spelling dates from the mid 16th cent.

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