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tortoise meaning in Odia

କେଛୁ kechu

UK/ˈtɔː.təs//ˈtɔɹ.təs/

tortoise in Odia: କେଛୁ (kechu). 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.

Odia words for tortoise

tortoise
କେଛୁ kechu

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 Odia

What is the meaning of tortoise in Odia?
Tortoise in Odia is କେଛୁ (kechu).
tortoise ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Tortoise: କେଛୁ (kechu).
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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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “tortoise”: କେଛୁ. 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 Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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