Usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica.

Roget 275: slowness etc. adj.; languor etc. (inactivity) 683; drawl; creeping etc. v., lentor^†.    retardation; slackening etc. v.; delay etc. (lateness) 133; claudication^†.    jog trot, dog trot; mincing steps; slow march, slow time.    slow goer^†, slow coach, slow back; lingerer, loiterer, sluggard, tortoise, snail; poke [U.S.]; dawdle etc. (inactive) 683.    ... show more

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