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🐢tortoise

noun
/ˈtɔːr.təs/
tortious tortuous

Meaning

A slow-moving land reptile with a hard shell.

Example Sentences

The tortoise slowly crossed the garden.

Example Expressions

slow as a tortoise

Synonyms

terrapin, chelonian, testudine, shelled reptile

Antonyms

hare, rabbit

Collocations

tortoise shell, tortoise race, tortoise pace

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