tortoise
Kelime Anlamı :
1. i., zool. kara kaplumbağası, kaplumbağa.
2. kaplumbağa.
3. karakaplumbağası.
4. tosbağa.
5. kara kaplumbağa.
6. Testudo.
7. kara kaplumbağası.
8. tortoise shell bağa.
Tanımlar :
1.
any of various terrestrial turtles, especially one of the family Testudinidae, characteristically having thick clublike hind limbs and a high, rounded carapace.
2. chiefly british A terrestrial or freshwater chelonian.
3. one that moves slowly; a laggard.
2. chiefly british A terrestrial or freshwater chelonian.
3. one that moves slowly; a laggard.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
2. same as testudo, 2.
2. same as testudo, 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
an american nymphalid butterfly, Eugonia j-album: more fully called the Compton tortoise.
2. same as tortoise-beetle.
3. A turtle; any chelonian or testudinate; a member of the order chelonia or Testudinata (see the technical terms).
4. A movable roof formerly used to protect the soldiers who worked a battering-ram.
2. same as tortoise-beetle.
3. A turtle; any chelonian or testudinate; a member of the order chelonia or Testudinata (see the technical terms).
4. A movable roof formerly used to protect the soldiers who worked a battering-ram.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia