Tortoise
noun
A type of reptile that is known for its protective hard shell and slow movement.
The tortoise won the race because it kept going consistently, while the hare stopped to rest.
Often appears as...
- tortoise shell
- giant tortoise
noun
A structure or piece of equipment that is slow moving and heavily armored.
The enemy could not penetrate our defense because it was as solid and unyielding as a tortoise.
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noun
A type of reptile that is known for its protective hard shell and slow movement.
The tortoise won the race because it kept going consistently, while the hare stopped to rest.
Often appears as...
- tortoise shell
- giant tortoise
noun
A structure or piece of equipment that is slow moving and heavily armored.
The enemy could not penetrate our defense because it was as solid and unyielding as a tortoise.
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Animal Species
Specify tortoise type for clarity, like 'Galápagos tortoise' or 'desert tortoise'.
I adopted a pet Russian tortoise.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Used metaphorically to describe very slow progress or movement.
This traffic is moving at a tortoise's pace!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
In some cultures, tortoises symbolize wisdom and longevity.
To the villagers, the tortoise represents ancient knowledge.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Species
Specify tortoise type for clarity, like 'Galápagos tortoise' or 'desert tortoise'.
I adopted a pet Russian tortoise.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Used metaphorically to describe very slow progress or movement.
This traffic is moving at a tortoise's pace!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
In some cultures, tortoises symbolize wisdom and longevity.
To the villagers, the tortoise represents ancient knowledge.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Species
Specify tortoise type for clarity, like 'Galápagos tortoise' or 'desert tortoise'.
I adopted a pet Russian tortoise.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Used metaphorically to describe very slow progress or movement.
This traffic is moving at a tortoise's pace!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbol
In some cultures, tortoises symbolize wisdom and longevity.
To the villagers, the tortoise represents ancient knowledge.
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The Tortoise and the...
is can you develop a project and still be environmentally responsible and do it in a way that actually enhances the environment we found when we came on site within the boundaries roughly a hundred and seventy-three tortoises those tortoises were moved into our nursery where they are protected and
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How DIY science is...
protect the endangered desert tortoise her makers and scientists are going into the jungles of Madagascar with soldering irons and microcontrollers to push the limits of remote sensing for research and conservation we're watching these weird and wild and interesting stories
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How turtle shells...
Sea turtles have flatter, lighter shells for streamlined gliding through the water. Land-dwelling tortoises, meanwhile, have domed shells that can slip free of predators’ jaws and help them turn right-side up if they fall on their backs. Leatherback and softshell turtles
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Carl Honore: In praise...
and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things. I play squash and ice hockey, two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But I've also, over the last year or so, got in touch with my inner tortoise. And what that means is that
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Giraffe's Blue Tongues PIPE...
species around the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day South Africa
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Filming Galapagos Giant...
tortoises to move that we've started to think they're playing mind games with us maybe that's the secret to their longevity tell you what though i prefer to live life in the fast lane
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Spy Tortoise Adopted by...
friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed but these are highly perceptive animals
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Thought-provoking...
existence parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed
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Amazing Animal...
parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed
Video examples
The Tortoise and the...
is can you develop a project and still be environmentally responsible and do it in a way that actually enhances the environment we found when we came on site within the boundaries roughly a hundred and seventy-three tortoises those tortoises were moved into our nursery where they are protected and
Video examples
How DIY science is...
protect the endangered desert tortoise her makers and scientists are going into the jungles of Madagascar with soldering irons and microcontrollers to push the limits of remote sensing for research and conservation we're watching these weird and wild and interesting stories
Video examples
How turtle shells...
Sea turtles have flatter, lighter shells for streamlined gliding through the water. Land-dwelling tortoises, meanwhile, have domed shells that can slip free of predators’ jaws and help them turn right-side up if they fall on their backs. Leatherback and softshell turtles
Video examples
Carl Honore: In praise...
and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things. I play squash and ice hockey, two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But I've also, over the last year or so, got in touch with my inner tortoise. And what that means is that
Video examples
Giraffe's Blue Tongues PIPE...
species around the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day South Africa
Video examples
Filming Galapagos Giant...
tortoises to move that we've started to think they're playing mind games with us maybe that's the secret to their longevity tell you what though i prefer to live life in the fast lane
Video examples
Spy Tortoise Adopted by...
friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed but these are highly perceptive animals
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
existence parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed
Video examples
Amazing Animal...
parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed
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Quote examples
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?
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Gale Norton
American Public Servant
The developers, if they decide to move a tortoise, have to pay the long-term costs for enhancing the areas that take care of the tortoise, and it gives us the opportunity to manage an area that is going to be protected.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Now I'm no biologist, but it seems to make a lot of sense that slow lives, as well as being enjoyable, are long lives. One only has to think of the example of the tortoise for proof of this theory from the animal world.
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Anita Brookner
English Historian
In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.
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Roshon Fegan
American Actor
I'm a huge animal lover - I love animals to death. I've got tortoises and three dogs, and I've had a million animals in the past. I just think that we should do all we can to take care of them.
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Eric Goode
American Director
Later in life, I started an organization that works to save tortoises and turtles that are threatened, but in full disclosure, I still always had a fascination with people who kept animals.
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Carl Honore
Canadian Journalist
The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It's less about the speed and more about investing the right amount of time and attention in the problem so you solve it.
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John Major
British Politician
The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.
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Jonathan Carroll
American Author
May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world.
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Lisa Graff
American Author
I desperately want to visit the Galapagos and meet some giant tortoises.
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Wole Soyinka
Nigerian Dramatist
There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?
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Gale Norton
American Public Servant
The developers, if they decide to move a tortoise, have to pay the long-term costs for enhancing the areas that take care of the tortoise, and it gives us the opportunity to manage an area that is going to be protected.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Now I'm no biologist, but it seems to make a lot of sense that slow lives, as well as being enjoyable, are long lives. One only has to think of the example of the tortoise for proof of this theory from the animal world.
Quote examples
Anita Brookner
English Historian
In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.
Quote examples
Roshon Fegan
American Actor
I'm a huge animal lover - I love animals to death. I've got tortoises and three dogs, and I've had a million animals in the past. I just think that we should do all we can to take care of them.
Quote examples
Eric Goode
American Director
Later in life, I started an organization that works to save tortoises and turtles that are threatened, but in full disclosure, I still always had a fascination with people who kept animals.
Quote examples
Carl Honore
Canadian Journalist
The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It's less about the speed and more about investing the right amount of time and attention in the problem so you solve it.
Quote examples
John Major
British Politician
The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.
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Jonathan Carroll
American Author
May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world.
Quote examples
Lisa Graff
American Author
I desperately want to visit the Galapagos and meet some giant tortoises.
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