[{"word":"tortoises","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae or the order Testudines , 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.","synonyms":["shellpad"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["shellpad"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tortoise","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tortoises"]}]