Ìjàpá
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Tortoise
(n.
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Definition: Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family testudinidae or the order testudines, whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
Examples
Yorùbá: Alájàpá náà rọra gba ojú òpópónà erékùṣù náà kọjá
English: The tortoise slowly crossed the sandy path
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