Tortuga

Tortuga (Île de la Tortue in French) is a Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Hispaniola. It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the Port-de-Paix arrondissement of the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti. The island covers an area of 180 km² (69 mi²) and its population was 22,080 in 1982 (Britannica online 2006). Its name in both Spanish (Isla Tortuga) and French means "Turtle Island" or "Tortoise Island", and it is sometimes called that in English. In the 17th century, it was a major center of Caribbean piracy. Its tourist industry and reference in many works has made it one of the most recognized regions of Haiti.
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n. tortoise, any of several species of terrestrial turtle, species of land-dwelling reptile with a hard dome-shaped shell

= turtle, tortoise, slowcoach [slow coach].
Ex: Their specialty may be turtles, but of the hundreds of turtle articles published they want only a few dozen, perhaps, and the rest do not fill any information need.
Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
Ex: By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.
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* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.
* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.
* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.
* tortuga de río = terrapin.
* tortuga marina = sea turtle.