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Turtel vs Tortoise - What's the difference?

turtel | tortoise |

As a noun tortoise is

any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of family testudinidae , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron) the animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

turtel

Not English

Turtel has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'turtel':

turtle, treadle, tertile, tortile, trityl, tertial, treddle

tortoise

English

(wikipedia tortoise)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of family Testudinidae , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * tortoise shell, tortoise-shell, pancake tortoise

    See also

    * terrapin * turtle

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