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How to pronounce “tortoise”
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Pronunciation guide for tortoise
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- Practice the English pronunciation of tortoise with real speech in context.
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Like Diego, the tortoise who had so much sex
- Definition summary
- 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.
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How to pronounce tortoise
The Joy of Learning Random Things on Wikipedia
Like Diego, the tortoise who had so much sex
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tortoise”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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.
- Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)
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