Tortoise
WordNet
noun
(1) Usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
WiktionaryText
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.