TORTOISE


Meaning of TORTOISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-təs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English tortu, tortuse, from Anglo-French tortue — more at turtle

Date: 14th century

1. : any of a family (Testudinidae) of terrestrial turtles ; broadly : turtle

2. : someone or something regarded as slow or laggard

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.