tortuga
turtle ; tortoise ; slowcoach [slow coach] ; slowpoke.
Their specialty may be turtles, but of the hundreds of turtle articles published they want only a few dozen, perhaps, and the rest do not fill any information need.
In the abridged Bliss classification we find tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.
The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet - examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.
a paso de tortuga
at a snail's pace
For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.
correo tortuga [En Internet, término peyorativo para referirse al correo normal por su lentitud frente a la rapidez del correo electrónico]
snail mail
Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.
paso de tortuga
snail's pace
The snail's pace of theological librarianship in adapting to the pragmatic and technical character of early-20th-century librarianship resulted in a mature integration of 19th century scholarly pursuits and late-20th-century information science.
tortuga boba
loggerhead (sea) turtle
Loggerhead turtles are essentially carnivores, feeding primarily on crabs, horseshoe crabs, shrimp, jellyfish, and a variety of mollusks.
tortuga de agua dulce
terrapin
The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.
tortuga de río
terrapin
The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.
tortuga laúd
leatherback (sea) turtle
Adult leatherback sea turtles ply the seas alone, except on occasion gathering to feed in areas with large numbers of jellyfish.
tortuga marina
sea turtle
Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.
