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| tor·toise [ táwrtəss ] (plural tor·tois·es) |
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1. reptile with shell: a slow-moving land-dwelling reptile with a large dome-shaped shell into which it can retract its head and limbs. Family Testudinidae.
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2. military ancient hist
Same as testudo
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3. slow mover: somebody who moves very slowly
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| [15th century. Alteration of obsolete tortuce< medieval Latin tortuca] |
