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Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), 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.
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tortoise
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tortoise
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Noun
Any
of
various
land-dwelling
reptiles,
of
the
family
Testudinidae
(chiefly
Canada,
US)
or
the
order
Testudines
(chiefly
UK,
Australia,
New
Zealand,
Ireland,
South
Africa,
India),
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.
Japanese Meaning
陸生爬虫類の一種で、硬い甲羅（背甲と腹甲）で体全体を覆われ、頭や四肢を部分的に甲羅に引っ込めることができる動物、すなわち「陸亀」や「リクガメ」として知られる。
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Any
of
various
land-dwelling
reptiles,
of
the
family
Testudinidae
(chiefly
Canada,
US)
or
the
order
Testudines
(chiefly
UK,
Australia,
New
Zealand,
Ireland,
South
Africa,
India),
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.
（ plural ）
