Defenition of the word tortoise

• Defenition of the word tortoise

  • Any herbivorous terrestrial chelonian reptile of the family Testudinidae, of most warm regions, having a heavy dome-shaped shell and clawed limbs.
  • usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

Meronymys for the word tortoise

• • family Testudinidae
  • Testudinidae

Hyponyms for the word tortoise

• • desert tortoise
  • European tortoise
  • giant tortoise
  • gopher
  • gopher tortoise
  • gopher turtle
  • Gopherus agassizii
  • Gopherus polypemus
  • Testudo graeca
  • Texas tortoise

Hypernyms for the word tortoise

• • turtle

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