tortoise

US: /ˈtɔɹtəs/
UK: /tˈɔːtəs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


tortoise /'tɔ:təs/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) rùa ((thường) chỉ rùa ở cạn)
    • hare and tortoise
      • kiên nhẫn thắng tài ba

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
a reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly. It can pull its head and legs into its shell.
Compare: TERRAPIN, TURTLE

Concise English dictionary


tortoises'tɔrtəs /'tɔː-
noun
+usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica