1. An animal, properly of the land, of the order chelonia, covered with a shell, from under which the head, the tail and the limbs protrude, so called from the twisted appearance of these last; a defence formed by bucklers held over the heads of the soldiers. See Testudo.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• tortoses,
• tortouse,
• torquoise,
• tortiose,
• tortore,
• tortuse,
• tortises,
• tourqoise,
• tortise,
• turcoise,
• tortice,
• tortis,
• torquise,
• totoise,
• tortoice,
• turtoise,
• turqoise,
• tortous,
• tourtise,
• tortode

• Tortious,
• tortuosity,
• tortuous,
• tortuously.

The adjective form of the word "tortoise" is "tortoiseshell".

The plural of the "tortoise" can be the "tortoises".

The singular of the "tortoise" can be the "tortoise".