Assertion: tortoise's shell | /r/HasProperty | flat
Facets:
value: to aid in swimming
type: PURPOSE
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Their shell is unusually thin, flat, and flexible, helping make the pancake tortoise the fastest tortoise species.
text: The pancake tortoise is named for its flat and flexible shell, which helps it escape predators.
text: The pancake tortoise is named for its flat and flexible shell, which helps it escape predators.
text: This small tortoise grows up to 17 cm long and get their name from their very flat shell which is much lighter and is made up of several pieces, rather than one solid shell that other tortoises have.
text: ’s shell is lighter and flat.
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: Shell is thin, flat and flexible.