tortoise in Malay
kura-kura
UK/ˈtɔː.təs//ˈtɔɹ.təs/
tortoise in Malay: kura-kura. 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.
Malay words for tortoise
- land-dwelling reptile
- kura-kura
English meaning of tortoise
- 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.
- noun Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter).
Synonyms of tortoise
tortoise in other languages
- tortoise in Hindi
- tortoise in Tamil
- tortoise in Marathi
- tortoise in Urdu
- tortoise in Bengali
- tortoise in Telugu
- tortoise in Malayalam
- tortoise in Kannada
- tortoise in Punjabi
- tortoise in Gujarati
- tortoise in Odia
- tortoise in Sanskrit
- tortoise in Assamese
- tortoise in Pashto
- tortoise in Tagalog
- tortoise in Arabic
- tortoise in Indonesian
- tortoise in Persian
- tortoise in Thai
- tortoise in Vietnamese
- tortoise in Myanmar
Questions about tortoise in Malay
- What is the meaning of tortoise in Malay?
- Tortoise in Malay is kura-kura.
- Apakah maksud tortoise dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Tortoise: kura-kura.
- 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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