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Tortoise

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tortoise"

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Word	Definition
turtlenoun	(zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
turtlesnoun	(UK, rhyming slang) Gloves.
spotted	(no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).
thighed	(in combination) Having some specific type of thigh
stinkpotnoun	A common musk turtle of species Sternotherus odoratus, of southeastern Canada, .
blandingnoun	(marketing, informal) The development of a brand that is characterless and unappealing.
tortuenoun	—
terrapinnoun	(countable) Any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae found throughout the world.
cheloniannoun	Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Chelonia (Testudines), which includes the turtles and tortoises.
testudinenoun	Any turtle, tortoise, etc of the order Testudines.
testudinidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the Testudinidae, the tortoises.
testudonoun	(Ancient Rome, military, historical) A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
slidernoun	Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
cooternoun	(colloquial) Vagina or vulva.
mud-turtlenoun	Archaic form of mud turtle. [Any of the genus Kinosternon of small aquatic turtles of the Americas.]
sea-turtlenoun	Alternative form of sea turtle. [Any turtle that inhabits oceans.]
loggerheadnoun	The loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), an oceanic turtle found throughout the world.
leatherbacknoun	Any of species Dermochelys coriacea, of large sea turtles, with leathery backs.
hawksbillnoun	A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
ridleynoun	Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.