tortoise

Any of various terrestrial turtles, especially one of the family Testudinidae, characteristically having thick clublike hind limbs and a high, rounded carapace.

One that moves slowly; a laggard.

An American nymphalid butterfly, Eugonia j-album: more fully called the Compton tortoise.

Same as tortoise-beetle.

A turtle; any chelonian or testudinate; a member of the order Chelonia or Testudinata (see the technical terms).

A movable roof formerly used to protect the soldiers who worked a battering-ram.

Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

Same as Testudo, 2.

See under Box, Land, etc.