Definitions | tortoise |
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- Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of family Testudinidae, 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.
Translations: - Dutch: schildpad
- French: tortue
- German: Schildkrí¶te
- Italian: tartaruga
- Spanish: tortuga terrestre , morrocoy (italbrac, Venezuela)
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