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tortoise

noun as in turtle

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Oh, and the two giant tortoises out back.

Twentynine Palms, Calif. — Desert tortoise burrows dot Cindy Bernard’s property in Indian Cove, a sprawling residential neighborhood just outside Joshua Tree National Park.

The brand’s classic Oliver Sun frame was redone in three shades — black, tortoise and clear — to reflect a Southern California laid-back attitude.

It will outlive you, me and every tortoise on Earth.

From Salon

In 2019, officials at the Chennai airport seized a horned pit viper snake, five Iguanas, four blue-tongued skinks, three green tree frogs and 22 Egyptian tortoises from a man travelling from Thailand.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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