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tortoise core

tortoise core noun: the core of a stone when it takes on a roughly domed shape as a result of knapping using the Levallois technique.

Noun

tortoise core (plural tortoise cores)

  1. The core of a stone when it takes on a roughly domed shape as a result of knapping using the Levallois technique.

Forms of tortoise core

pluraltortoise cores

Origin of tortoise core

From the resemblance to a tortoise's shell.

Questions about tortoise core

What does tortoise core mean?
Tortoise core means the core of a stone when it takes on a roughly domed shape as a result of knapping using the Levallois technique.
What part of speech is tortoise core?
Tortoise core is a noun.
What is the plural of tortoise core?
The plural of tortoise core is tortoise cores.

Words near tortoise core in the dictionary

  1. tortness
  2. Torto
  3. tortoise
  4. tortoise beetle
  5. tortoise beetles
  6. tortoise core
  7. tortoise cores
  8. Tortoise Islands
  9. tortoise shell
  10. tortoise shell bracket
  11. tortoise shell brackets

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