Synonyms for tortoise

Most common

cat · shell-pad

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   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.

Related words

Phrases

angonoka tortoise gopher tortoise hinge-back tortoise hinged-back tortoise hinged tortoise ploughshare tortoise red tortoise cake sea tortoise

Forms

Plural

tortoises → turtles, cats, shell-pads…

Example sentences

• cat While they are away, let's take care of their cat.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cat¹

6 letters

turtle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (turtle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tortue

Italiano

tartaruga

Español

tortuga