tortoise
/ˈtɔːtəs/noun
उच्चारण टॉर्टस
कछुआ (भूमि पर)
Basic word
noun
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[C]
a reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly
कछुआ (भूमि पर)
- The tortoise won the race.
- The tortoise pulled its head into its shell.
- A tortoise can live for more than a hundred years.
+ 1 more example
- The children fed lettuce to the tortoise in the park.
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling, asked often: tor-toise, /ˈtɔːtəs/ (not 'tortoys').
Pronunciation और spelling अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: tor-toise, /ˈtɔːtəs/ ('tortoys' नहीं)।
Story: in Aesop's 'The Hare and the Tortoise', the slow tortoise wins because of steady effort ('slow and steady wins the race').
कहानी में Aesop की 'The Hare and the Tortoise' में धीमा कछुआ निरंतर प्रयास से जीतता है ('slow and steady wins the race')।