About The Word Turtle

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Turtle

Turtle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Turtle?
[n] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
[v] hunt for turtles, esp. as an occupation [v] overturn accidentally, as of boats; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" Synonyms | Synonyms for Turtle: capsize | turn turtle Related Terms | Find terms related to Turtle: See Also | box tortoise | box turtle | carapace | chelonian | chelonian reptile | Chrysemys picta | cooter | cuticle | hunt | hunt down | marine turtle | mud turtle | overturn | painted terrapin | painted tortoise | painted turtle | pancake turtle | Pseudemys concinna | Pseudemys rubriventris | Pseudemys scripta | red-bellied terrapin | red-bellied turtle | redbelly | river cooter | run | sea turtle | shell | slider | snapping turtle | soft-shelled turtle | terrapin | tip over | tortoise | track down | turn over | yellow-bellied terrapin Turtle In Webster's Dictionary \Tur"tle\, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of
imitative origin. Cf. {Turtle} the sea tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.)
The turtledove.
\Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles. 2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. {Alligator turtle}, {Box turtle}, etc. See under {Alligator}, {Box}, etc. {green turtle} (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus {Chelonia}, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which ({Chelonia Midas}) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other ({C. virgata}) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. {Turtle cowrie} (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypr[ae]a testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. {Turtle grass} (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. {Turtle shell}, tortoise shell. See under {Tortoise}. |
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