transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtɔ:təs ]
n. 1 any slow-moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, and having a retractile head and elephantine legs. 2 Rom. Antiq. = TESTUDO. øøtortoise-like adj. & adv. [ME tortuce, OF tortue, f. med.L tortuca, of uncert. orig.]