English-Thai Dictionary

tortoise

N คนที่ เคลื่อนไหว ช้า  kon-ti-klua-wai-cha

 

tortoise

N เต่า  tao

 

tortoise head

SL ปวด อึ อย่างมาก  have a turtle's head Turtles head puad-au-yang-mak

 

tortoiseshell

N กระดอง เต่า  kra-dong-tao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TORTOISE

n.tor'tis. [from L. tortus, twisted. ] 1. An animal of the genus Testudo, covered with a shell or crust.
2. In the military art, a defense used by the ancients, formed by the troops arranging themselves in close order and placing their bucklers over their heads, making a cover resembling a tortoise-shell.

 

TORTOISE-SHELL

n.[tortoise and shell. ] The shell or rather scales of the tortoise, used in inlaying and in various manufactures.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TORTOISE

Tor "toise, n. Etym: [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L.tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p.p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

 

Note: The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle.

 

2. (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: Same as Testudo, 2. Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box, Land, etc. -- Painted tortoise. (Zoöl.) See Painted turtle, under Painted. -- Soft-shell tortoise. (Zoöl.) See Trionyx. -- Spotted tortoise. (Zoöl.) A small American fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus, or Nanemys, quttatus ) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. -- Tortoise beetle (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larvæ feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea ) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. -- Tortoise plant. (Bot. ) See Elephant's foot, under Elephant. -- Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. -- Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zoöl.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus Aglais, as A. Milberti,and A. urticæ, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. -- Tortoise-shell turtle (Zoöl.), the hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

 

Defn: having a color like that aof a toroise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that color. n.

 

Defn: a tortoise-shell cat.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tortoise

tor toise |ˈtôrtəs ˈtɔrdəs | ▶noun 1 a turtle, typically a herbivorous one that lives on land. • informal anything exceptionally slow-moving: you are a tortoise on the uptake today. 2 another term for testudo. DERIVATIVES tor toise like |-ˌlīk |adjective & adverb ORIGIN late Middle English tortu, tortuce: from Old French tortue and Spanish tortuga, both from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin. The current spelling dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

tortoise beetle

tor toise bee tle ▶noun a small flattened leaf beetle with an enlarged thorax, having wing cases that cover the entire insect and provide camouflage and protection. The larva carries a construction of feces and molted skins for camouflage. [Cassida and other genera, family Chrysomelidae. ]

 

tortoiseshell

tor toise shell |ˈtôrtə (s )ˌSHel ˈtɔrdə (s )ˌʃɛl | ▶noun 1 the semitransparent mottled yellow and brown shell of certain turtles, typically used to make jewelry or ornaments. • a synthetic substance made in imitation of this. 2 short for tortoiseshell cat. 3 short for tortoiseshell butterfly.

 

tortoiseshell butterfly

tor toise shell but ter fly ▶noun a butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins. [Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species. ]

 

tortoiseshell cat

tor toise shell cat ▶noun a domestic cat with markings resembling tortoiseshell.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tortoise

tortoise |ˈtɔːtəs, -tɔɪz | ▶noun 1 a slow-moving typically herbivorous land reptile of warm climates, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs. Called turtle in North America. ●Family Testudinidae: numerous genera and species, including the European tortoise (Testudo graeca ).. • Austral. a freshwater turtle. 2 another term for testudo. DERIVATIVES tortoise-like adjective & adverb ORIGIN late Middle English tortu, tortuce: from Old French tortue and Spanish tortuga, both from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin. The current spelling dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

tortoise beetle

tor toise bee tle ▶noun a small flattened leaf beetle with an enlarged thorax, having wing cases that cover the entire insect and provide camouflage and protection. The larva carries a construction of feces and molted skins for camouflage. [Cassida and other genera, family Chrysomelidae. ]

 

tortoiseshell

tor ¦toise |shell |ˈtɔːtəsʃɛl | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the semi-transparent mottled yellow and brown shell of certain turtles, typically used to make jewellery or ornaments. • a synthetic substance made to imitate tortoiseshell. 2 short for tortoiseshell cat. 3 short for tortoiseshell butterfly.

 

tortoiseshell butterfly

tor ¦toise |shell butter |fly ▶noun a butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins. ●Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species, including the common Eurasian small tortoiseshell (A. urticae ).

 

tortoiseshell cat

tor ¦toise |shell cat ▶noun a domestic cat with markings resembling tortoiseshell.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tortoise

tor toise /tɔ́ː r təs / (! -toiseは /təs /) 名詞 C 〘動 〙(陸生の )カメ (→turtle ).

 

tortoise-shell

t ó rtoise-sh è ll 形容詞 べっこうの ; べっこう製の .名詞 1 U べっこう .2 C 三毛猫 (tortoise-shell cat ).3 C 〘虫 〙ヒオドシチョウ (tortoise-shell butterfly ).