Assertion: tortoise's shell | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: along the edges
type: LOCATION
value: to provide protection
type: PURPOSE
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A desert tortoise has a large shell with plenty of space for its lungs.
text: Tortoises that fed primarily on ground vegetation had large domed shells.
text: As with other tortoise species, the leopard tortoise has a large shell which protects it's softer body.
text: Their shells are large and domed, and their skin is thick and leathery.
text: That shell is very large and it is very bony.
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 plastron (bottom shell) is large and thick along the edges.