Tortoise - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɔːrtəs|  American pronunciation of the word tortoise
Brit.  |ˈtɔːtəs|  British pronunciation of the word tortoise

noun

- usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

Extra examples

Tortoise scoops out a nesting place in the sand and lays its eggs in it.

I couldn't tell if the tortoise was a he or a she.

Word forms

noun
singular: tortoise
plural: tortoises
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