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  TORTOISE, n.  A creature thoughtfully created to supply occasion for
  the following lines by the illustrious Ambat Delaso:
  
                            TO MY PET TORTOISE
  
      My friend, you are not graceful -- not at all;
      Your gait's between a stagger and a sprawl.
  
      Nor are you beautiful:  your head's a snake's
      To look at, and I do not doubt it aches.
  
      As to your feet, they'd make an angel weep.
      'Tis true you take them in whene'er you sleep.
  
      No, you're not pretty, but you have, I own,
      A certain firmness -- mostly you're [sic] backbone.
  
      Firmness and strength (you have a giant's thews)
      Are virtues that the great know how to use --
  
      I wish that they did not; yet, on the whole,
      You lack -- excuse my mentioning it -- Soul.
  
      So, to be candid, unreserved and true,
      I'd rather you were I than I were you.
  
      Perhaps, however, in a time to be,
      When Man's extinct, a better world may see
  
      Your progeny in power and control,
      Due to the genesis and growth of Soul.
  
      So I salute you as a reptile grand
      Predestined to regenerate the land.
  
      Father of Possibilities, O deign
      To accept the homage of a dying reign!
  
      In the far region of the unforeknown
      I dream a tortoise upon every throne.
  
      I see an Emperor his head withdraw
      Into his carapace for fear of Law;
  
      A King who carries something else than fat,
      Howe'er acceptably he carries that;
  
      A President not strenuously bent
      On punishment of audible dissent --
  
      Who never shot (it were a vain attack)
      An armed or unarmed tortoise in the back;
  
      Subject and citizens that feel no need
      To make the March of Mind a wild stampede;
  
      All progress slow, contemplative, sedate,
      And "Take your time" the word, in Church and State.
  
      O Tortoise, 'tis a happy, happy dream,
      My glorious testudinous regime!
  
      I wish in Eden you'd brought this about
      By slouching in and chasing Adam out.
  
  

  Tortoise
     (Heb. tsabh). Ranked among the unclean animals (Lev. 11:29).
     Land tortoises are common in Syria. The LXX. renders the word by
     "land crocodile." The word, however, more probably denotes a
     lizard, called by the modern Arabs _dhabb_.
     

  Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,
     fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,
     tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,
     tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called
     in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the
        order Testudinata.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The term is applied especially to the land and
           fresh-water species, while the marine species are
           generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and
           turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See
           Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box,
        Land, etc.
  
     Painted tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) See Painted turtle, under
        Painted.
  
     Soft-shell tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) See Trionyx.
  
     Spotted tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) A small American fresh-water
        tortoise ({Chelopus guttatus or Nanemys guttatus)
        having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round
        yellow spots.
  
     Tortoise beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a
        brilliant metallic luster. The larv[ae] feed upon the
        leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a
        mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the
        caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida
        aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and
        allied plants.
  
     Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under
        Elephant.
  
     Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates
        of several species of sea turtles, especially of the
        hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the
        manufacture of various ornamental articles.
  
     Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
        species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus
        Aglais, as Aglais Milberti, and Aglais urtic[ae],
        both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.
  
     Tortoise-shell turtle (Zo["o]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See
        Hawkbill.
        [1913 Webster]

  Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,
     fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,
     tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,
     tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called
     in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the
        order Testudinata.
  
     Note: The term is applied especially to the land and
           fresh-water species, while the marine species are
           generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and
           turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see
           Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle.
  
     2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2.
  
     Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box,
        Land, etc.
  
     Painted tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) See Painted turtle, under
        Painted.
  
     Soft-shell tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) See Trionyx.
  
     Spotted tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) A small American fresh-water
        tortoise ({Chelopus, or Nanemys, quttatus) having a
        blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow
        spots.
  
     Tortoise beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a
        brilliant metallic luster. the larv[ae] feed upon the
        leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a
        mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the
        caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida
        aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and
        allied plants.
  
     Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under
        Elephant.
  
     Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates
        of several species of sea turtles, especially of the
        hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the
        manufacture of various ornamental articles.
  
     Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
        species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus
        Aglais, as A. Milberti, and A. urtic[ae], both of
        which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.
  
     Tortoise-shell turtle (Zo["o]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See
        Hawkbill.

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

  tortoise
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ ζωολ en) χελώνα

  tortoise
     n.
     1 Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae
  (lb en chiefly North America) or the order Testudines (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 predators.
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  wheeled shelter)

  tortoise
     n.
     1 Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae
  (lb en chiefly North America) or the order Testudines (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 predators.
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  wheeled shelter)

  tortoise
     n.
     1 Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae
  (lb en chiefly North America) or the order Testudines (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 predators.
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  wheeled shelter)

  tortoise
     n.
     1 Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae
  (lb en chiefly North America) or the order Testudines (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 predators.
     {synonym+of|en|(m+en+cat+id=wheeled+shelter)" rel="nofollow">2 {synonym of|en|(m en cat id=wheeled shelter) (qual: sense 10, a
  wheeled shelter)

  tortoise
     Englanti n.
     kilpikonna

  tortoise
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=reptiler språk=en) landlevande sköldpadda

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  skilpad

  Tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  السلحفاة

  tortoise //ˈtɔɹ.ɾəs// //ˈtɔː.təs// //ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs// 
  костену́рка
  land-dwelling reptile

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  želva

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  Schildkröte  [zool.]
     Synonym: turtle
  
   see: tortoise, turtle
  

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  Landschildkröte 
   see: tortoise, turtle, turtle
  

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  
  χελώνα ξηράς, χελώνα

  tortoise //ˈtɔɹ.ɾəs// //ˈtɔː.təs// //ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs// 
  kilpikonna, maakilpikonna
  land-dwelling reptile

  tortoise /tɔːtouis/
  tortue

  tortoise /tɔːtouis/
  turtar

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/ 
  1. कछुआ
        "The life span of a tortoise is longer than other reptiles."

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  kornjača

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  teknôsbéka

  tortoise //ˈtɔɹ.ɾəs// //ˈtɔː.təs// //ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs// 
  penyu, kura-kura
  land-dwelling reptile

  tortoise //ˈtɔɹ.ɾəs// //ˈtɔː.təs// //ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs// 
  亀, カメ, 陸亀
  land-dwelling reptile

  tortoise /tɔːtouis/
  chelys

  tortoise /tɔːtouis/
  vėžlys

  tortoise /tɔːtouis/
  schildpad

  tortoise /ˈtɔ:təs/ 
    żółw

  tortoise /tɔːtouis/
  tartaruga

  tortoise //ˈtɔɹ.ɾəs// //ˈtɔː.təs// //ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs// 
  sköldpadda
  land-dwelling reptile

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/ 
  
  kobe

  tortoise /tˈɔːtəs/
  1. kaplumbağa, tosbağa, (zool.) Testudo. tortoise shell bağa.

  
/ˈtɔɹtəs/

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "tortoise":
     alligator, crocodile, crocodilian, dawdle, dawdler, dinosaur,
     drone, foot-dragger, gator, goldbrick, goof-off, laggard, lie-abed,
     lingerer, lizard, loiterer, plodder, procrastinator, reptile,
     reptilian, saurian, sleepyhead, slow goer, slow-foot, slowbelly,
     slowpoke, slug, sluggard, snail, stick-in-the-mud, terrapin,
     turtle
  
  

  n. 龟,迟缓的人;

     n. 龟,迟缓的人