| tortoise | 1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. The term is applied especially to the land and fresh water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle. 2. Same as Testudo. Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See Box, Land, etc. Painted tortoise. Any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. The larvae feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. Tortoise plant. <botany> The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill. Origin: OE. Tortuce, fr. OF. Tortis crooked, fr. L. Tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p.p. Of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. Tortue tortoise, LL. Tortuca, tartuca, Pr. Tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. So called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tortricid | <zoology> Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family Tortricidae. See: Tortrix. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tortrix | 1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; also called leaf roller. 2. <zoology> A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace. Origin: NL, fr. L. Torquere, tortum, to twist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tortuous | 1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla. "The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick." (Macaulay) 2. Deviating from rectitude; indirect; erroneous; deceitful. "That course became somewhat lesstortuous, when the battle of the Boyne had cowed the spirit of the Jakobites." (Macaulay) 3. Injurious: tortious. 4. <astronomy> Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most rapidly and obliquely. "Infortunate ascendent tortuous." (Chaucer) Tor"tuously, Tor"tuousness. Origin: OE. Tortuos, L.tortuosus, fr.tortus a twisting, winding, fr. Torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. Tortueux. See Torture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tortuous aorta | <radiology> Hypertension, aortic insufficiency (not AS), coarctation, cystic medial necrosis (Marfan, Ehlers-Danlos, homocystinuria), premature atherosclerosis (chronic renal disease, hypercholesterolaemia) (12 Dec 1998) |
| torture | The intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon an individual or individuals, including the torture of animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| torula | Origin: NL, dim. Of L. Torus a semicircular molding. <biology> A chain of special bacteria. A genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| torulaform | <biology> Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| toruli tactiles | Small areas in the skin of the palms and soles especially rich in sensory nerve endings. Synonym: toruli tactiles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| toruloma | Synonym: cryptococcoma. Origin: fr. Torula, old name for Cryptococcus, + G. -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| Torulopsis | A genus of yeasts with smaller blastoconidia (2 to 4 nm) with a wide attachment to the parent cell; the species Torulopsis glabrata is the causative agent of torulopsosis, usually in compromised hosts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| torulopsosis | An usually opportunistic infection caused by Torulopsis glabrata and seen in patients with severe underlying disease or in immunocompromised patients; the pattern of disease may be bronchopulmonary, genitourinary, or septicaemic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| torulose | <botany> Same as Torose. Origin: L. Torulus, dim. Of torus: cf. F. Toruleux. See Torus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| torulus | A minute elevation or papilla. Origin: L. Dim. Of torus, a protuberance, swelling (05 Mar 2000) |
| torus | Structure found at the centre of a bordered pit, especially in conifers, forming a thickened region of the pit membrane. When subjected to a pressure gradient, it seals the pit by pressing against the pit border. (18 Nov 1997) |
| toruloid |
with swollen cells like a chain of pearls (de Hoog & Guarro, 1995).
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| torus |
a thickening or swelling around septa in certain thick-walled spores in Rinodina.
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A smooth rounded ridge or protuberance.
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| tori |
Defender; Nage. The person who applies the technique. (Japanese)
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| torose |
protuberating; swelling into knobs or protuberances.
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| tor | a heavy rain |
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| tor | an overwhelming number or amount |
| tor | pouring in abundance |
| tor | resembling a torrent in force and abundance |
| tor | relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent |
| tor | a city in northern Mexico west of Monterrey |
| tor | medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones |
| tor | rare small evergreen of northern Florida |
| tor | medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones |
| tor | nutmeg-yews |
| tor | California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor |
| tor | rare small evergreen of northern Florida |