tortoise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tor·toise /ˈtɔːtəs $ ˈtɔːr-/ noun [countable] 
HBAa slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body 陆龟 → turtle →5 see picture at 见图 reptile
HBAa slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body 陆龟 → turtle →5 see picture at 见图 reptileExamples from the Corpus
tortoise• To my left hand was a small ledge and on it, rather surprisingly, a tortoise appeared.• The desert tortoise is one of many species in the protected area.• This week one old dear ignored her relatives and left £25,000 to her tortoise.• Several other cruisers squatted dourly like giant hibernating tortoises.• I mean, wouldn't a nice tortoise be a more worthy beneficiary than the reptilian Jamie?• Noticing the eagle and the tortoise now, he stopped dead.• Only by smashing the tortoise, could the bird get at its succulent flesh.Origin tortoise (1400-1500) Old French tortue, from Vulgar Latin tartaruca, from Late Latin tartaruchus “of Tartarus”, from Greek tartarouchos, from Tartaros “Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories”; because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from helltor·toise nounChineseSyllable
land slow-moving animal pull Corpus a that can
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tortoise
tor‧toise /ˈtɔːtəs $ ˈtɔːr-/
noun [countable]
a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body ⇨ turtle
tor‧toise /ˈtɔːtəs $ ˈtɔːr-/
noun [countable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: tortue, from Vulgar Latin tartaruca, from Late Latin tartaruchus 'of Tartarus', from Greek tartarouchos, from Tartaros 'Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories'; because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from hell
Language: Old French
Origin: tortue, from Vulgar Latin tartaruca, from Late Latin tartaruchus 'of Tartarus', from Greek tartarouchos, from Tartaros 'Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories'; because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from hell
a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body ⇨ turtle
