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tortoise meaning in Assamese

কাছু kasu

UK/ˈtɔː.təs//ˈtɔɹ.təs/

tortoise in Assamese: কাছু (kasu), দুৰাকাছ (durakaso), কাছ (kaso). In English, tortoise means 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.

Assamese words for tortoise

tortoise
কাছু kasu, দুৰাকাছ durakaso, কাছ kaso

English meaning of tortoise

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter).

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Questions about tortoise in Assamese

What is the meaning of tortoise in Assamese?
Tortoise in Assamese is কাছু (kasu), দুৰাকাছ (durakaso), কাছ (kaso).
tortoise ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
Tortoise: কাছু (kasu), দুৰাকাছ (durakaso), কাছ (kaso).
What does tortoise mean in English?
Tortoise means 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.

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Assamese words from Wiktionary's Assamese entries whose English meaning is “tortoise”: কাছ, কাছু, দুৰাকাছ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tortoise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Assamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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