turtle vs tortoise

tortoise vs turtle

turtle and tortoise both are nouns.

turtle is a verb but tortoise is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turtle	Yes	No	Yes	No
tortoise	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tortoise is a hyponym of turtle; that is, tortoise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turtle:

turtle: any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
tortoise: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica

Other hyponyms of turtle include marine turtle, sea turtle, snapping turtle, mud turtle, terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, Pseudemys scripta, slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, cooter, Pseudemys concinna, river cooter, box tortoise, box turtle, Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle, pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle.

turtle (noun)	tortoise (noun)
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming	usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

turtle (verb)	tortoise (verb)
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
overturn accidentally

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