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(Encyclopedia) tortoisetortoisetôrˈtəs [key], common name for a terrestrial turtle, especially one of the family Testudinidae. Tortoises inhabit warm regions of all continents except Australia. They…Tortoise (Music)
StandardsThrill Jockey If abstract art had a musical equivalent, it might sound something like this immensely talented instrumental quintet from Chicago. Throughout the 1990s, Tortoise turned…The Devil's Dictionary: Tortoise
by Ambrose Bierce TOPETREETORTOISE -n. A creature thoughtfully created to supply occasion for the following lines by the illustrious Ambat Delaso: TO MY PET TORTOISE My friend, you…Brewer's: Cat and Tortoise
or Boar and Sow. Names given to the testudo. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cat has nine LivesCat and Kittens A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Hare and the Tortoise
(The). Everyone knows the fable of the race between the hare and the tortoise, won by the latter; and the moral, “Slow and steady wins the race.” The French equivalent is “Pas à pas le…Scudder, Janet
(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Janet, 1873–1940, American sculptor, b. Terre Haute, Ind., studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in Paris. Her…Aesop's Fables: Jupiter and the Tortoise
by Aesop The Jackdaw and the PigeonsThe Dog in the MangerJupiter and the Tortoise Jupiter was about to marry a wife, and determined to celebrate the event by inviting all the animals to a…Aesop's Fables: The Tortoise and the Eagle
by Aesop The Man and the LionThe Kid on the HousetopThe Tortoise and the Eagle A Tortoise, discontented with his lowly life, and envious of the birds he saw disporting themselves in the…Aesop's Fables: The Hare and the Tortoise
by Aesop The Cat and the CockThe Soldier and His HorseThe Hare and the Tortoise A Hare was one day making fun of a Tortoise for being so slow upon his feet. "Wait a bit," said the…Gold Butte National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…Trending
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