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schildpad — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cat noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
  • tortoise noun A land-dwelling reptile with a hard domed shell into which it can withdraw its head and legs for protection.
  • turtle noun A reptile with a hard protective shell that lives on land, in fresh water, or in the sea.

Senses

schildpad is used for these senses in English:

  • cat (military, historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages to protect assailants approaching besieged enemy defences; a cathouse.
  • tortoise Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , 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.
  • turtle (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.

cat — full definition

  1. noun A small, domesticated, furry mammal commonly kept as a pet, known for hunting mice and independent behaviour.
  2. noun A Unix command that reads files and outputs their contents.

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