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Stinkstone :: Stinkpot (n.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk..

Thalassian :: Thalassian (n.) Any sea tortoise.

Emyd :: Emyd (n.) A fresh-water tortoise of the family Emydidae.

Portoise :: Portoise (n.) The gunwale of a ship.

Testudineous :: Testudineous (a.) Resembling the shell of a tortoise.

Celluloid :: Celluloid (n.) A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite..

Plastron :: Plastron (n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.

Tortoise :: Tortoise (n.) Same as Testudo, 2..

Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.

Buhlwork :: Buhlwork (n.) Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc..

Elodian :: Elodian (n.) One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn..

Lammergeier :: Lammergeier (n.) A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them

Egg :: Egg (n.) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the white or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane..

Tortoise :: Tortoise (n.) a tortoise-shell cat.

Portlast :: Portlast (n.) The portoise. See Portoise.

Testudinal :: Testudinal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise..

Turpin :: Turpin (n.) A land tortoise.

Carapace :: Carapace (n.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals..

Cooter :: Cooter (n.) The box tortoise.

Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; -- so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise..

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