Look up: tortoise

1. tortoise
   [n] - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs
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2. Tortoise
   Series of assault guns [UK]
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3. Tortoise
   Tor'toise noun [ Middle English tortuce , from Old French tortis crooked, from Latin tortus isted, crooked, contorted, past participle of torquere , tortum , to wind; confer French tortue tortoise, Late Latin <...
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4. tortoise
   1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. ... The term is applied especially to the land and fresh water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See Testudinata...
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5. tortoise
   noun usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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6. 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. • (n.) Same as Testudo, 2. • (n.) a tortoise-shell cat. • (n.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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7. tortoise
   any member of the turtle family Testudinidae. Formerly, the term tortoise was used to refer to any terrestrial turtle. The testudinids are easily ... [5 related articles]
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8. tortoise
   tortoise (tôr'tus) , common name for a terrestrial turtle, especially one of the family Testudinidae. Tortoises inhabit warm regions of all continents except Australia. They have club-shaped feet with reduced toes adapted for walking on land, and nearly all have high-domed shells. The limb...
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9. Tortoise
   Tortoise is the name generally given to the land species of reptiles of the order Chelonia, the aquatic species being the terrapins and turtles. The members are characterised by a partially external skeleton forrming a bony box or shell for the animal's protection, from which project the legs and he...
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10. tortoise
    Reptile of the order Chelonia, family Testudinidae, with the body enclosed in a hard shell. Tortoises are related to the terrapins and turtles, and range in length from 10 cm/4 in to 150 cm/5 ft. The shell consists of a curved upper carapace and flattened lower plastron joined at the sides...
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11. Tortoise
    `Tortoises` (`Testudinidae`) are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles (Testudines). Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected ...
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12. Tortoise
    (band) `Tortoise` is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Music: Tortoise`s almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The m...
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13. Tortoise
    (album) `Tortoise` is the debut studio album by Chicago instrumental rock band Tortoise, released in 1994 on the Thrill Jockey record label. The album is dedicated to the memory Michael F. Cergizan, who was a member of bassist Doug McCombs`, and John Herndon`s (both current members of ...
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