e/Cultural depictions of turtles and tortoises

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has glosseng: Turtles and tortoises are frequently depicted in popular culture as easygoing, patient, and wise creatures, snapping turtles aside. Due to their long lifespan, slow movement, sturdiness, and wrinkled appearance, they are an emblem of longevity and stability in many cultures around the world. Turtles are regularly incorporated into human culture, with painters, photographers, poets, songwriters, and sculptors using them as subjects. They have an important role in mythologies around the world, and are often implicated in creation myths regarding the origin of the Earth. Sea turtles are a charismatic megafauna and are used as symbols of the marine environment and environmentalism.
lexicalizationeng: Cultural depictions of turtles and tortoises
instance of(noun) any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
turtle
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French
lexicalizationfra: Tortue dans la culture
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