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tortoise/ˈtɔ:təs, -tɔiz/n. 1 any slow-moving plant-eating land reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, and having a retractile head and thick legs 龟，乌龟(行动缓慢的爬行动物，裹在多鳞的或似皮革的圆顶形甲壳里，头可收缩，腿很短) 2 Rom. Antiq. [古罗马] = TESTUDO □ tortoise-like adj. & adv.[Middle English tortuce, Old French tortue, from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin] |