Assertion: turtle's shell | /r/HasProperty | flat
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: to aid in swimming
type: PURPOSE
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: While aquatic turtles have flat and streamlined shell.
text: ’s carapace, or upper shell, is flatter to help them swim while a tortoises’ carapace is higher and dome-shaped.
text: The painted turtle has a relatively flat upper shell with red and yellow markings on a black or greenish brown background.
text: otherwise known as the Australian Flatback and appropriately named because its shell is very flat.
text: Its flat shell helps it glide through the water.
text: Turtles have flat shells and webbed feet with long claws.
text: As turtles generally prefer to live in water, the shell of a turtle is flat and streamlined to aid in swimming and diving, while the shell of a tortoise, which lives on land, is rather large and dome-shaped to provide protection from predators.
text: The name for the Flatback Sea Turtle is the result of the appearance of the shell which is flat.
text: Water turtles have flippers or webbed feet with long claws, and their shells are flatter and more streamlined.
text: The painted turtle has a relatively flat upper shell with red and yellow markings on a black or greenish brown background.