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Why are tortoises called tortoises?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The word derives from Late Latin tartarūcha coming from Tartarus, from Greek tartaroukhos meaning "from the underworld.' referring to the belief that the tortoise originated in the under-worldly regions.

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