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 of tortoise

plural of tortoise shell

Alternative form of tortoiseshell

Alternative form of tortoiseshell

The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material. / Alternative form of tortoiseshell

Synonym of Black Turtle

wood turtle

A huge land tortoise, especially the Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea, from the Seychelles, or the Galápagos tortoise Chelonoidis niger, from the Galápagos Islands.

plural of pancake tortoise