"shellpad" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From earlier shell padde, equivalent to shell + pad (“toad”). Compare Saterland Frisian Skildpudde (“turtle, tortoise”), West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”), Middle Dutch schildpadde (Dutch schildpad, Afrikaans skilpad), Middle Low German schildpadde, Danish skildpadde. See also shield-toad. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shell|pad|t2=toad}} shell + pad (“toad”), {{cog|stq|Skildpudde||turtle, tortoise}} Saterland Frisian Skildpudde (“turtle, tortoise”), {{cog|fy|skyldpod||tortoise}} West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”), {{cog|dum|schildpadde}} Middle Dutch schildpadde, {{cog|gml|schildpadde}} Middle Low German schildpadde, {{cog|da|skildpadde}} Danish skildpadde Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} shellpad (plural not attested)
  1. (now dialectal, rare, puristic) A turtle or tortoise. Tags: dialectal, no-plural, rare Categories (lifeform): Turtles Synonyms: shell-pad, shell padde, shelpad, shilpad, shellpot Derived forms: shell-paddock

Alternative forms

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