tortoise

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noun

Plural noun:

tortoises

1.
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.
Đồng nghĩa: shellpad
2.
Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)
Đồng nghĩa: cat

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shellpad cat

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English tortuse, tortuce, tortuge, from tortuca, of uncertain origin. May be from tartarūcha, from tartarūchus, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος, because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from the underworld and they were commonly paired with such infernal beasts; see Τάρταρος. Or, from Latin tortus (twisted).