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Audio Help [tur-tl] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -tles, (especially collectively) -tle, verb, -tled, -tling.
Audio Help [tur-tl] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -tles, (especially collectively) -tle, verb, -tled, -tling. –noun
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom
| 1. | any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron. |
| 2. | (not used technically) an aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one. Compare tortoise (def. 1). |
| 3. | to catch turtles, esp. as a business. |
| 4. | turn turtle,
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tur·tle2
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Audio Help [tur-tl] Pronunciation Key –noun Archaic.
| a turtledove. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE < L turtur (imit.)]
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| tur·tle 1
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n.
intr.v. tur·tled, tur·tling, tur·tles
[Perhaps from French tortue, from Old French, from Medieval Latin *tortūca, perhaps alteration (influenced by Latin tortus, twisted, from the shape of its legs) of Vulgar Latin *tartarūca, feminine of *tartarūcus, of Tartarus, from Late Latin tartarūchus, from Late Greek tartaroukhos, occupying Tartarus : Tartaros, Tartarus + ekhein, to hold; see eunuch.] tur'tler n. |
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| tur·tle 2
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n. Archaic A turtledove. [Middle English, from Old English, from Latin turtur, probably of imitative origin.] |
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| tur·tle 3
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n. A turtleneck. |
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turtle (1)
reptile, 1609, "marine tortoise," from Fr. tortue "turtle, tortoise," of unknown origin. The Eng. word is perhaps a sailors' mauling of the French one, infl. by the similar sounding turtle (2). Later extended to land tortoises. Turtleneck "close-fitting collar" is recorded from 1895.
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turtle (2)
"turtledove," O.E. turtle, dissimilation of L. turtur "turtledove," a reduplicated form imitative of the bird's call. Graceful, harmonious and affectionate to its mate, hence a term of endearment in M.E. Turtledove is attested from c.1300.
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| turtle | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: turtleneck] |
| 2. | any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming |
verb | |
| 1. | overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: capsize] |
| 2. | hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation |
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turtle
see turn turtle.
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
turtle noun
a kind of large tortoise, especially one living in water
See also: turtle-neck, turtle soup
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Main Entry: tur·tle
Pronunciation: 't&rt-&l
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural turtles also turtle
often attributive : any of an order (Testudines) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered withhorny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn called also chelonian
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Turtle Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 77912) Location: 40.40805 N, 79.82095 W
Population (1990): 6556 (3067 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15145
Turtle Creek, WV Zip code(s): 25203
Turtle Lake, ND (city, FIPS 79940) Location: 47.52149 N, 100.89032 W
Population (1990): 681 (364 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58575
Turtle Lake, WI (village, FIPS 81075) Location: 45.39238 N, 92.14129 W
Population (1990): 817 (395 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54889
Turtle River, MN (city, FIPS 65794) Location: 47.58845 N, 94.76019 W
Population (1990): 62 (40 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Turtle
Green\, a. [Compar. Greener; superl. Greenest.] [OE. grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See Grow.]1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald. 2. Having a sickly color; wan. To look so green and pale. --Shak. 3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; as, a green manhood; a green wound. As valid against such an old and beneficent government as against . . . the greenest usurpation. --Burke. 4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green fruit, corn, vegetables, etc. 5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.] We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L. Watts. 6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or judgment. I might be angry with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my gray hairs. --Sir W. Scott. 7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as, green wood, timber, etc. --Shak. Green brier (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub (Emilaz rotundifolia) having a yellowish green stem and thick leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the United States; -- called also cat brier. Green con (Zo["o]l.), the pollock. Green crab (Zo["o]l.), an edible, shore crab (Carcinus menas) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally named joe-rocker. Green crop, a crop used for food while in a growing or unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root crop, etc. Green diallage. (Min.) (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene. (b) Smaragdite. Green dragon (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant (Aris[ae]ma Dracontium), resembling the Indian turnip; -- called also dragon root. Green earth (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used as a pigment by artists; -- called also mountain green. Green ebony. (a) A south American tree (Jacaranda ovalifolia), having a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid work, and in dyeing. (b) The West Indian green ebony. See Ebony. Green fire (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate), to which the color of the flame is due. Green fly (Zo["o]l.), any green species of plant lice or aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants. Green gage, (Bot.) See Greengage, in the Vocabulary. Green gland (Zo["o]l.), one of a pair of large green glands in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[ae]. Green hand, a novice. [Colloq.] Green heart (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in the West Indies and in South America, used for shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and Guiana is the Nectandra Rodi[oe]i, that of Martinique is the Colubrina ferruginosa. Green iron ore (Min.) dufrenite. Green laver (Bot.), an edible seaweed (Ulva latissima); -- called also green sloke. Green lead ore (Min.), pyromorphite. Green linnet (Zo["o]l.), the greenfinch. Green looper (Zo["o]l.), the cankerworm. Green marble (Min.), serpentine. Green mineral, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment. See Greengill. Green monkey (Zo["o]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus callitrichus), very commonly tamed, and trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West Indies early in the last century, and has become very abundant there. Green salt of Magnus (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides of platinum. Green sand (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made. Green sea (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a vessel's deck. Green sickness (Med.), chlorosis. Green snake (Zo["o]l.), one of two harmless American snakes (Cyclophis vernalis, and C. [ae]stivus). They are bright green in color. Green turtle (Zo["o]l.), an edible marine turtle. See Turtle. Green vitriol. (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline substance, very extensively used in the preparation of inks, dyes, mordants, etc. (b) (Min.) Same as copperas, melanterite and sulphate of iron. Green ware, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not yet baked. Green woodpecker (Zo["o]l.), a common European woodpecker (Picus viridis); -- called also yaffle.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Turtle
Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture.]1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata. Note: The term is applied especially to the land and fresh-water species, while the marine species are generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2. Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box, Land, etc. Painted tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) See Painted turtle, under Painted. Soft-shell tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) See Trionyx. Spotted tortoise. (Zo["o]l.) A small American fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus, or Nanemys, quttatus) having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow spots. Tortoise beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv[ae] feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under Elephant. Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates of several species of sea turtles, especially of the hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the manufacture of various ornamental articles. Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus Aglais, as A. Milberti, and A. urtic[ae], both of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles. Tortoise-shell turtle (Zo["o]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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