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turtle
1[ tur-tl ]
noun
- 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.
- (not used technically) an aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one. Compare tortoise ( def 1 ).
verb (used without object)
- to catch turtles, especially as a business.
turtle
2[ tur-tl ]
noun
- a turtledove.
turtle
1/ ˈtɜːtəl /
noun
- any of various aquatic chelonian reptiles, esp those of the marine family Chelonidae , having a flattened shell enclosing the body and flipper-like limbs adapted for swimming cheloniantestudinal
- any of the chelonian reptiles, including the tortoises and terrapins
- nautical a zip bag made as part of a spinnaker for holding the sail so that it can be set rapidly
- turn turtleturn turtle to capsize
verb
- intr to catch or hunt turtles
turtle
2/ ˈtɜːtəl /
noun
- See turtledovean archaic name for turtledove
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Derived Forms
- ˈturtler, noun
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Other Words From
- turtler noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turtle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turtle1
Origin of turtle2
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Idioms and Phrases
- turn turtle,
- Nautical. to capsize or turn over completely in foundering.
- to overturn; upset:
Several of the cars turned turtle in the course of the race.
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Example Sentences
This Israel-Hamas war feels different, neither turtle nor scorpion even pretending anymore about seeking peace.
A non-Sioux nation in the state, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, also said no.
The commercial then shifts to a split screen of a cartoon turtle and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
In the meantime, Stovall has learned some political lessons in light of his turtle soup success.
He was filming other television spots in January and his campaign manager and the producer wanted to do the turtle soup spot.
To these we gave boiled rice, and with it turtle and manatee boiled.
She careened so badly that the girls shrieked and Malcolm himself thought she would turn turtle.
For our use, besides bread-fruit and fish, there was a turtle weighing perhaps more than twenty pounds.
I shall give 'em real turtle from Birch's, and as for fizz, they shall swim in it if they like.
Thomas Simpson, companion of Mr. Dean in the discovery of the north-west passage, died by his own hand at Turtle river, aged 32.
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