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turtle

[tur-tl] / ˈtɜr tl /


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And I seriously doubt there’s a pet turtle waiting by the door for him.

From Literature

With the new rehabilitation area, the aquarium is going from being able to treat one or two turtles at a time to up to four.

From Los Angeles Times

I imagine each little piece drifting on top of the ocean, fish and turtles choking on it, dying with plastic scraps in their stomach.

From Literature

It’s boiling hot in late July, so we move at a turtle’s pace so as to not tire Abuela.

From Literature

He thought the turtles were dead and he was going to take them back to the pet store and complain.

From Literature