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Portoise | n. [ Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative, portable. ] (Naut.) The gunwale of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ] To lower the yards a-portoise, to lower them to the gunwale. -- To ride a portoise, to ride an anchor with the lower yards and topmasts struck or lowered, as in a gale of wind. [ 1913 Webster ]
| Tortoise | n. [ OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture. ] 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2. [ 1913 Webster ] Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box, Land, etc. -- Painted tortoise. (Zool.) See Painted turtle, under Painted. -- Soft-shell tortoise. (Zool.) See Trionyx. -- Spotted tortoise. (Zool.) A small American fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus guttatus or Nanemys guttatus) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. -- Tortoise beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. The larvae feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. -- Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under Elephant. -- Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. -- Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zool.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus Aglais, as Aglais Milberti, and Aglais urticae, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. -- Tortoise-shell turtle (Zool.), the hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill. [ 1913 Webster ]
| tortoise-shell | adj. Having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that color. n. a tortoise-shell cat. |
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| | | | | | | | | | Tortoise | n. [ OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture. ] 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2. [ 1913 Webster ] Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box, Land, etc. -- Painted tortoise. (Zool.) See Painted turtle, under Painted. -- Soft-shell tortoise. (Zool.) See Trionyx. -- Spotted tortoise. (Zool.) A small American fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus guttatus or Nanemys guttatus) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. -- Tortoise beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. The larvae feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. -- Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under Elephant. -- Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. -- Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zool.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus Aglais, as Aglais Milberti, and Aglais urticae, both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. -- Tortoise-shell turtle (Zool.), the hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill. [ 1913 Webster ]
| tortoise-shell | adj. Having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that color. n. a tortoise-shell cat. |
| 龟 | [guī, ㄍㄨㄟ, 龟 / 龜] tortoise; turtle #7,577 [Add to Longdo] | 乌龟 | [wū guī, ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ, 乌 龟 / 烏 龜] tortoise; cuckold #15,490 [Add to Longdo] | 王八 | [wáng bā, ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ, 王 八] tortoise; cuckold; (insult with the flavor of bastard, son of a bitch); cf 王八蛋 #27,221 [Add to Longdo] | 金龟 | [jīn guī, ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟ, 金 龟 / 金 龜] tortoise #58,974 [Add to Longdo] | 乌龟壳 | [wū guī ké, ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˊ, 乌 龟 壳 / 烏 龜 殼] tortoise shell #100,773 [Add to Longdo] | 玳 | [dài, ㄉㄞˋ, 玳] tortoise shell; turtle #103,812 [Add to Longdo] | 甲骨 | [jiǎ gǔ, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ, 甲 骨] tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script) [Add to Longdo] | 龟壳 | [guī ké, ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˊ, 龟 壳 / 龜 殼] tortoise shell [Add to Longdo] |
| | 亀 | [かめ, kame] (n) tortoise; turtle; (P) #4,869 [Add to Longdo] | べっこう飴;鼈甲飴 | [べっこうあめ, bekkouame] (n) (See 鼈甲色) hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; tortoise-shell candy [Add to Longdo] | アキレスの論証 | [アキレスのろんしょう, akiresu noronshou] (n) (See ゼノンの逆説) Achilles argument (i.e. Achilles and the tortoise; one of Zeno's paradoxes) [Add to Longdo] | ガラパゴス象亀 | [ガラパゴスぞうがめ;ガラパゴスゾウガメ, garapagosu zougame ; garapagosuzougame] (n) (uk) Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) [Add to Longdo] | ギリシャ陸亀;希臘陸亀 | [ギリシャりくがめ;ギリシャリクガメ, girisha rikugame ; girisharikugame] (n) (uk) European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) [Add to Longdo] | 亀の甲;龜の甲(oK) | [かめのこう, kamenokou] (n) (See 亀甲) tortoise shell [Add to Longdo] | 亀の子;龜の子(oK) | [かめのこ, kamenoko] (n) (1) young turtle (tortoise); (2) turtle (tortoise) shell [Add to Longdo] | 亀の子たわし;亀の子束子 | [かめのこたわし, kamenokotawashi] (n) tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name) [Add to Longdo] | 亀甲;龜甲(oK) | [きっこう;きこう, kikkou ; kikou] (n) (See 亀の甲) tortoise shell [Add to Longdo] | 亀甲縛り | [きっこうしばり, kikkoushibari] (n, vs) tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage [Add to Longdo] |
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