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Word: turtlish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1931-1931
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Both heads have sullen, stubborn ultra-turtlish expressions. The right head is bolder than the left. First to emerge from the sheltering shell after a fright is the right head. That head usually makes the first snatch at food. Food always causes a contention between the heads. One tries to pull food from the other. They tug until the fly, cricket, or scrap of meat tears apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Two-Headed Turtle | 9/28/1931 | See Source »

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