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tortoise: noun
tortoise

tortoise <a tortoise; tortoises> N

tortoise INDUST

سُلَحْفاة حيوان

tortoise INDUST

سلحفاة البر

tortoise ZOOL

tortoise ZOOL

tortoise ZOOL

tortoise

tortoise

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It has houses for variety of real reptiles such as tortoises, snakes, lizards and chameleons. en.wikipedia.org

Between these groups tortoises throw jets of water. en.wikipedia.org

The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for 360 other animal species. en.wikipedia.org

Like most turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. en.wikipedia.org

The famous testudo (tortoise) formation was utilized to protect the advancing legions. en.wikipedia.org

It is omnivorous, consuming a fair amount of plant matter in addition to insects and even baby tortoises. en.wikipedia.org

The structure of this feeding apparatus appears convergent on that of tortoises and indicates adaptation to a diet of plants. en.wikipedia.org

Throughout the wetland regions, aboriginals hunted for kangaroo, emu, snakes, tortoise, mudfish, gilgies and water birds and their eggs, to name a few food sources. en.wikipedia.org

Juvenile tortoises tend to eat more legumes, which are higher in protein, and fewer grasses and tough, fibrous plants than mature tortoises. en.wikipedia.org

Gopher tortoises spend most of their time in long burrows, up to 14.5 m in length and 3 m deep. en.wikipedia.org

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