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"Turtle" is a noun which is often translated as "la tortuga", and "tortoise" is a noun which is also often translated as "la tortuga". Learn more about the difference between "turtle" and "tortoise" below.
turtle(
tuhr
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duhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la tortuga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I found a turtle in the pond in my backyard.Encontré una tortuga en la charca en mi jardín trasero.
tortoise(
tor
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dihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la tortuga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I saw a desert tortoise when I was camping in the Mojave Desert.Vi una tortuga de desierto cuando acampaba en el desierto de Mojave.
