Associations to the word «Tortoise»

TORTOISE, noun. Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of family Testudinidae, 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.

TORTOISE SHELL, noun. The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.

TORTOISE SHELL, noun. Alternative form of tortoiseshell

TORTOISE SHELLS, noun. Plural of tortoise shell

TORTOISE, noun. Usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica.