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    tortoise

    US /ˈtɔ:rtəs/

    ・

    UK /ˈtɔ:təs/

    C1
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Slow moving animal with a hard protective shell
    When the tortoise saw us, it hid its head and legs

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    The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:20The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • slowest moving animal on Earth? Is it: a) the giant tortoise  

      slowest moving animal on Earth? Is it: a) the giant tortoise  

    • Is it: a) the giant tortoise, b) the three-toed sloth, or c) the koala?

      Is it: a) the giant tortoise, b) the three-toed sloth, or c) the koala?

    B1

    William Buckland: The man who tried to eat every animal on Earth| BBC Ideas

    04:05William Buckland: The man who tried to eat every animal on Earth| BBC Ideas
    • One particularly wacky experiment involved spreading pie pastry over the kitchen table and allowing a pet tortoise to walk across it.

      One particularly wacky experiment involved spreading pie pastry over the kitchen table and allowing a pet tortoise to walk across it.

    • The family then compared the tracks to fossilised tortoise prints found in ancient sandstone.

      The family then compared the tracks to fossilised tortoise prints found in ancient sandstone.

    B2

    Annoying Orange - Easter Supercut

    17:38Annoying Orange - Easter Supercut
    • Now, for the story of the tortoise and the pear!

      Now, for the story of the tortoise and the pear!

    • It's the tortoise and the hair, dude!

      It's the tortoise and the hair, dude!

    B2

    This Tortoise Will Outlive Us All

    01:19This Tortoise Will Outlive Us All
    • He's an Aldabra Tortoise,

      He's an Aldabra Tortoise,

    • a giant tortoise species that can live

      a giant tortoise species that can live

    B2

    shop with me at the mall! ★ vlog & haul

    13:28shop with me at the mall! ★ vlog & haul
    • It's this cheetah print tortoise shell I guess headband.

      It's this cheetah print tortoise shell I guess headband.

    • It's this cheetah print tortoise shell, I guess, headband.

      It's this cheetah print tortoise shell, I guess, headband.

    B1

    Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3

    12:22Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3
    • "And that which was the shell became the earth. [...] The juice which flowed from it became a tortoise [...]

      "And that which was the shell became the earth. [...] The juice which flowed from it became a tortoise [...]

    • What we do understand is that, water brings forth an egg. And from that egg comes the Earth, sky, a tortoise, and more water.

      What we do understand is that, water brings forth an egg. And from that egg comes the Earth, sky, a tortoise, and more water.

    B1

    Achilles and the Tortoise - 60-Second Adventures in Thought (1/6)

    01:16Achilles and the Tortoise - 60-Second Adventures in Thought (1/6)
    • Achilles and the Tortoise

      Achilles and the Tortoise

    • Number 1: Achilles and the Tortoise.

      Number 1: Achilles and the Tortoise.

    B2

    [TRANSLATED] Bruce Lee vs Clint Eastwood. Epic Rap Battles of History. [CC]

    01:50[TRANSLATED] Bruce Lee vs Clint Eastwood. Epic Rap Battles of History. [CC]
    • Your movies, they bore us; they're slow as a tortoise.

      Your movies, they bore us; they're slow as a tortoise.

    • they're slow as a tortoise

      they're slow as a tortoise

    B2

    Morrocoy Turtle Journey. Paradise in Hell | Full Documentary - Plantet Doc Full Documentaries

    50:44Morrocoy Turtle Journey. Paradise in Hell | Full Documentary - Plantet Doc Full Documentaries
    • In the shade of the impressive saibas and mangoes, our heron, a Morrocoy tortoise, is enjoying the abundance and the cool of the mata, little suspecting her luck is about to change.

      In the shade of the impressive saibas and mangoes, our heron, a Morrocoy tortoise, is enjoying the abundance and the cool of the mata, little suspecting her luck is about to change.

    • In the shade of the impressive ceibas and mangos our heroine, a morrocoy tortoise,

      In the shade of the impressive ceibas and mangos our heroine, a morrocoy tortoise,

    B2

    Books Vs Videogames | Gumball | Cartoon Network UK

    04:29Books Vs Videogames | Gumball | Cartoon Network UK
    • And I read The Tortoise and the Hare, a tale of torture and despair.

      And I read The Tortoise and the Hare, a tale of torture and despair.

    • And I read The Tortoise and the Hare, a tale of torture and despair.

      And I read The Tortoise and the Hare, a tale of torture and despair.

    B1