tortoise
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
Types & categories
- turtle hypernym
- European tortoise hyponym
- giant tortoise hyponym
- gopher tortoise hyponym
- desert tortoise hyponym
- Texas tortoise hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Testudinidae member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Testudinidae |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | turtle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | European tortoise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | giant tortoise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gopher tortoise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | desert tortoise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Texas tortoise |