When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
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Torpid
Synonyms for "torpid" (158 found)
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5 entriestorpid animaltorpid metabolismtorpid movementtorpid responsetorpid state
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In our first year I had seen him coming away from Blackwell's clutching a great textbook of chemistry with an air of anticipatory delight, and also on the river as cox of one of the Lincoln torpids.
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