1. a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell that lives on land

Examples

• The giant tortoise slowly walked across the garden.
• Tortoises can live for over 100 years.
• She watched the tortoise retreat into its shell.
• The Galápagos tortoise is an endangered species.
• A tortoise won the race against the hare in the famous fable.
• The pet tortoise hibernated during the winter months.