Tortoise in English
- tortoise⇄box turtle ortortoise
any one of several species of American land turtles, which can withdraw entirely within their shells and close them by hinges in the lower halves. - tortoise⇄tortoise, noun, pl.-toisesor-toise.
1a. a turtle living only on land, especially in dry regions. Tortoises have stumpy legs and a high, arched shell.
b. any turtle.
2. (Figurative.) a very slow person or thing.