tortoise

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Synonyms: portoise, tortive, mortise, porpoise, tortile, tortuose, tortosa, torose, tortoises, portise, tortie

Antonyms: portoise, tortive, mortise, porpoise, tortile, tortuose, tortosa, torose, tortoises, portise, tortie

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q46360}}Any of various land-dwelling [[reptile]]s, of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Testudinidae|family}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North America}} or the order {{taxfmt|Testudines|order}} {{lb|en|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 [[predator]]s.
2. {{synonym of|en|{{m|en|cat|id=wheeled shelter}}}} {{qual|sense 11, a wheeled shelter}}

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