tortoise
/ˈtɔːtəs/noun
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- a slow-moving typically herbivorous land reptile of warm climates, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs. Called TURTLE in North America.陆龟。北美称TURTLE.
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- Family Testudinidae: numerous genera and species, including the European tortoise (Testudo graeca).龟科：众多属, 众多种, 包括欧洲陆龟（拉丁名Testudo graeca）。
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- Austral. a freshwater turtle〈澳〉淡水龟。
派生词
tortoise-like
adjective & adverb词源
late Middle English tortu, tortuce： from Old French tortue and Spanish tortuga, both from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin. The current spelling dates from the mid 16th cent.