GIANT TORTOISE

Meaning of GIANT TORTOISE in English

any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.

[ 1910-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GIANT TORTOISE — noun Date: circa 1909 any of various large long-lived herbivorous land tortoises (genus Geochelone ) formerly common on the islands …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIANT TORTOISE — noun : any of numerous large long-lived slow-moving herbivorous land tortoises of the genus Testudo formerly abundant on the islands …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT TORTOISE — Date: circa 1909 : any of various large long-lived herbivorous land tortoises (genus Geochelone ) formerly common on the islands …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIANT TORTOISE — Function: noun Date: circa 1909 : any of various large long-lived herbivorous land tortoises (genus Geochelone ) formerly common on …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GIANT TORTOISE — [giant tortoise] n (ca. 1909): any of various large long-lived herbivorous land tortoises (genus Geochelone) formerly common on the islands …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT TORTOISE — наземная черепаха (Testudo)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GIANT TORTOISE — наземная черепаха ( Testudo )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TORTOISE — tortug
English interlingue dictionary
TORTOISE — noun see: turtle Date: 14th century any of a family (Testudinidae) of terrestrial turtles, someone or something regarded as slow …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TORTOISE — Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving, terrestrial, herbivorous turtles , found in the Old and New Worlds …
Английский словарь Британика
GIANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) giant sequoia giant order giant star {{link=giant silkworm moth">giant silkworm moth
Английский словарь Британика
GIANT — I. ˈjīənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English geaunt, giaunt, from Middle French geant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin gagant-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ˈtȯr]d.əs, -ȯ(ə)], ]təs sometimes ]ˌtȯiz or ]ˌtȯis\ noun ( plural tortoises also tortoise ) Etymology: Middle English tortuce, tortous, tortuse, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORTOISE — (n.) a tortoise-shell cat.
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — (n.) having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to …
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — (n.) Same as Testudo, 2.
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — (n.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
Английский словарь Webster
GIANT — (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — ( n. ) Same as Testudo, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ( n. ) having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ( n. ) a tortoise-shell cat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — ( a. ) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — /tawr"teuhs/ , n. 1. a turtle, esp. a terrestrial turtle. 2. a very slow person or thing. 3. testudo (def. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — — giantlike , adj. /juy"euhnt/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — n. any of several species of terrestrial turtle, species of land-dwelling reptile with a hard dome-shaped shell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TORTOISE — noun Etymology: Middle English tortu, tortuse, from Anglo-French tortue — more at turtle Date: 14th century 1. : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORTOISE — noun a tortoise-shell cat. 2. tortoise ·noun ·same·as testudo, 2. 3. tortoise ·noun any one of numerous species of reptiles …
Webster English vocab
GIANT — noun a man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 2. giant ·noun any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or …
Webster English vocab
GIANT — [gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 1: a legendary humanlike being of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TORTOISE — any of the land-dwelling turtles of the family Testudinidae; in Great Britain the name refers to any nonmarine turtle. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIANT — in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIANT — giant BrE AmE ˈdʒa ɪ ‿ənt ▷ giant|s, \~'s s ▶ ˌ Giant's ˈ Causeway BrE AmE ▶ ˈ giant …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIANT — / ˈdʒaɪənt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — I. gi ‧ ant 1 W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TORTOISE — n. 1 any slow-moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIANT — n. & adj. n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TORTOISE — n.1 any slow-moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, and …
Oxford English vocab
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Oxford English vocab
TORTOISE — ( tortoises) A tortoise is a slow-moving animal with a shell into which it can pull its head and legs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — ( giants) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TORTOISE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ Several other cruisers squatted dourly like giant hibernating tortoises . ▪ Although …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES giant killer giant panda make great/major/giant etc strides ▪ The government has made great …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — [noun] [C] - an imaginary creature, appearing esp. in children's stories, like a man but extremely tall and powerful and …
Cambridge English vocab
TORTOISE — n. Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving, terrestrial, herbivorous turtles , found in the Old and New …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIANT — n. giant panda giant sequoia giant order giant star giant silkworm moth
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TORTOISE — Noun. See 'have a tortoise'.
Slang English vocab
GIANT — n. Function: noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power FF1C; a giant of a tractor FF1E; Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — I. noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power a giant of a tractor Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster, whale …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TORTOISE — noun Tortoise is used before these nouns: ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT — See ↑ BIG 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a giant
Longman Activator English vocab
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT — n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon, ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth Blocking the road in front of Jack …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — [Folklore] The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature. They usually …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TORTOISE — сущ. черепаха (сухопутная) tortoise shell (зоология) черепаха (Testudinata) - freshwater * пресноводная черепаха - giant /elephant/ * гигантская /слоновая/ черепаха …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — 1. сущ. 1) великан, гигант; титан 2) тех. гидромонитор 2. прил. гигантский, огромный, громадный Syn : large великан, гигант исполин, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TORTOISE — tortoise.ogg ʹtɔ:təs n 1. зоол. черепаха ( Testudinata ) freshwater tortoise - пресноводная черепаха giant /elephant/ tortoise - гигантская /слоновая/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — giant.ogg 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TORTOISE — n 1. зоол. черепаха ( Testudinata ) freshwater tortoise - пресноводная черепаха giant /elephant/ tortoise - гигантская /слоновая/ черепаха tortoise …
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