tortoise

tortoise meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of tortoise in a sentence

• The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell.
• A sea turtle's paddles make it swim almost as fast as land tortoises are slow.
• People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.

All 24 example sentences with tortoise

Synonyms of tortoise

• shellpad
• cat

Forms of tortoise

Plural of tortoise: tortoises

Origin of tortoise

From Middle English tortuse, tortuce, tortuge, from Medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin. May be from Late Latin tartarūcha, from tartarūchus, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, literally “holder of Tartarus [the land of the damned dead in Greek myths]”), because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from the underworld and they were commonly paired with such infernal beasts; see Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Or, from Latin tortus (“twisted”). The French-looking Modern English spelling tortoise may be influenced by porpoise. Displaced native Old English byrdling.

Words formed from tortoise

• African spurred tortoise
• Aldabra giant tortoise
• angonoka tortoise
• Bolson tortoise
• boofhead tortoise
• Burmese star tortoise
• Charles Island giant tortoise
• desert tortoise
• elephantine tortoise
• Floreana giant tortoise
• Galápagos giant tortoise
• Galapagos giant tortoise
• Galapagos tortoise
• Galápagos tortoise
• geometric tortoise
• giant tortoise
• golden tortoise beetle
• gopher tortoise
• Hermann's tortoise
• hinge-back tortoise
• hinged-back tortoise
• hinged tortoise
• Horsfield's tortoise
• Indian star tortoise
• leopard tortoise
• Madagascar tortoise
• pancake tortoise
• ploughshare tortoise
• radiated tortoise
• red-footed tortoise
• red tortoise cake
• Santa Fe Island tortoise
• sculptured tortoise
• sea tortoise
• soft tortoise
• tortoise beetle
• tortoise core
• tortoise-like
• tortoiselike
• tortoiseshell
• tortoise-shell bamboo
• tortoise shell bracket
• tortoise shell
• tortoise-shell

Related words

• terrapin
• turtle

Phrases with tortoise

• Black Tortoise
• Greek tortoise
• tortoise cores
• tortoise shells
• tortoise beetles
• Tortoise Islands
• red tortoise cakes
• golden tortoise beetles
• tortoise shell brackets
• Black Tortoise of the North

Words that rhyme with tortoise

• mortise

Questions about tortoise

What does tortoise mean?

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.

What is tortoise in Hindi?

Tortoise in Hindi is कछुआ (kachuā). See Tortoise meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is tortoise?

Tortoise is a noun.

How do you pronounce tortoise?

Tortoise is pronounced /ˈtɔɹ.təs/ (US).

What is the plural of tortoise?

The plural of tortoise is tortoises.