tortoise

Word family nountortoiseshelltortoise

Related topics: Animals

tor·toise /ˈtɔːtəs $ ˈtɔːr-/ noun [countableC]

HBAa slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body 陆龟 → turtle →4 See picture of 见图 REPTILE →5 see picture at 见图 reptile

Examples 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 hell

词汇	tortoise
释义	tortoise Word family nountortoiseshelltortoise Related topics: Animals tor·toise /ˈtɔːtəs $ ˈtɔːr-/ noun [countableC] HBAa slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body 陆龟 → turtle →4 See picture of 见图 REPTILE →5 see picture at 见图 reptile Examples 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 hell
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