tortoise

[tor·toise]

Usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

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Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

Noun
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

n.
Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

n.
Same as Testudo, 2.

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.
a tortoise-shell cat.

Tortoise

Tor"toise , n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p.p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture.] 1. (Zo'94l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. &hand; 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, Terrapin, and Turtle. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2. Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box, Land, etc. -- Painted tortoise. (Zo'94l.) See Painted turtle, under Painted. -- Soft-shell tortoise. (Zo'94l.) See Trionyx. -- Spotted tortoise. (Zo'94l.) A small American fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus, ∨ Nanemys, quttatus) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. -- Tortoise beetle (Zo'94l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv'91 feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. -- Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under Elephant. -- Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. -- Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zo'94l.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus Aglais, as A. Milberti, and A. urtic'91, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. -- Tortoise-shell turtle (Zo'94l.), the hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

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Usage Examples

There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel there is only one home to the life of a tortoise there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?

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Other Usage Examples

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.