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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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
Famous examples include the giant tortoises of the Galapagos and the extinct Dodo of Mauritius.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
Bernard lives next to the project site and has documented multiple desert tortoises on and around her property — including Squiggles, who was given the nickname for leaving wavy tracks in the sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Once his tortoises were fed, he stuffed himself with mounds of spaghetti and fried sausages.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
