tortoise
noun
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
tortoises
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pluralof tortoise.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Turtles and tortoises rarely develop the disease, but a white and yellow leopard gecko known in the pet trade as the "lemon frost" morph develops aggressive tumors in about 80% of individuals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
A single atoll in the Seychelles serves as home to hundreds of thousands of tortoises, while millions of flamingoes flock annually to Lake Natron in Tanzania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Yet a field survey commissioned by the developers found no tortoises, which are listed as endangered by the state of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Underneath the paperweight lion was a picture of the two tortoises and next to the typewriter was a pile of densely written paper and an apple with one bite taken out of it.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
