tortoise
Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae or the order…Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), 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.
» A rabbit and a tortoise raced against each other.
Значение
значений: 2Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), 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.
Schildkröte, Landschildkröte
черепа́хаčerepáxa, желвьželvʹ
черепа́хаčerepáxa
Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)
- usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica
Примеры
предложений: 162A rabbit and a tortoise raced against each other.
The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.
Черепаха обогнала зайца. — Wezel
The hare was overtaken by the tortoise.
Зайца обогнала черепаха. — marafon
Did you know there are carnivorous tortoises?
Вы знали, что существуют плотоядные черепахи? — odexed
deWussten Sie, dass es fleischfressende Schildkröten gibt? — mayok
The islet resembled a tortoise from afar.
Издалека островок походил на черепаху. — marafon
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English tortuse, tortuce, tortuge, from Medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain oFrom Middle English tortuse, tortuce, tortuge, from Medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin. May be from Late Latin tartarūcha, from tartarūchus, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, literally “holder of Tartarus [the land of the damned dead in Greek myths]”), because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from the underworld and they were commonly paired with such infernal beasts; see Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Or, from Latin tortus (“twisted”). The French-looking Modern English spelling tortoise may be influenced by porpoise. Displaced native Old English byrdling.
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