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.
Meaning
2 sensesAny 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
Examples
162 sentencesA rabbit and a tortoise raced against each other.
Many tortoises live longer than people.
Багато черепах живуть довше, ніж люди. — deniko
deViele Schildkröten leben länger als Menschen. — mayok
The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.
Здалеку острівець нагадував морську черепаху. — aandrusiak
ruМаленький островок издали был похож на черепаху. — Selena777
deDie kleine Insel sah aus der Ferne wie eine Schildkröte aus. — Kerstin
Is that your tortoise?
Це твоя черепаха? — deniko
ruЭто твоя черепашка? — odexed
deIst das deine Schildkröte? — dennylator
Is that a tortoise?
Це черепаха? — deniko
ruЭто черепаха? — marafon
Translations
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Origin
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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