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1024
Tortoise and turtle are the same in Welsh? (Tortoise is living on the land, turtle lives in the water if I am right)
Duo accepts both.
Wikipedia says, "Differences exist in usage of the common terms turtle, tortoise, and terrapin, depending on the variety of English being used; usage is inconsistent and contradictory.[1] These terms are common names and do not reflect precise biological or taxonomic distinctions.[2]"
So it should perhaps not be surprising that many other languages use one name for all chelonians - possibly distinguishing, if necessary, "land chelonians" from "water chelonians" by using a descriptive adjective or noun.
1024
Eh, we learnt in the school that it is very strict... this is how you can trust them :D Even in my language (HU) there is an originally definite difference between land and water chelonians ("teknős" vs "teknőc") but nobody cares now—even I don't know which is what :D ) (I think that "teknős" is the water dwelling one. I should ask one of them, perhaps they're knowing...)