TORTOISE
\tˈɔːtəs], \tˈɔːtəs], \t_ˈɔː_t_ə_s]\
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Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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Same as Testudo, 2.
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having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; - used mostly to describe cats of that color.
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Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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Same as Testudo, 2.
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having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; - used mostly to describe cats of that color.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A reptile from which the head, neck, tail, and limbs protrude, so called either from its crooked feet or winding motion.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [French, Latin] A reptile inclosed in a case formed by two leathery or scaly shields, and having horny jaws in the place of teeth;-in ancient warfare, a position of defence assumed by the soldiers, each man stooping and raising his buckler over his head, so as to form a covering over the whole line like a tortoise shell.
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