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1. (n.) turtle
any reptile of the worldwide order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
2. (v.i.) turtle
to catch turtles, esp. as a business.
3. turtle
turn turtle,
4. turtle
to capsize or turn over completely.
5. (Archaic.) turtle
a turtledove.
Etymology: (1880–85)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
2. (verb) turtle
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
3. (verb) capsize, turtle, turn turtle
overturn accidentally
"Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
4. (verb) turtle
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
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1. (noun) turtle
a reptile with a hard rounded shell that lives in and near water
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) TURTLE
the turtledove
2. (noun) TURTLE
any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian
3. (noun) TURTLE
the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press
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Sense: a kind of large tortoise, especially one living in water.
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 Afrikaans: waterskilpad |
 Arabic: سُلْحَفاه |
 Bulgarian: морска костенурка |
 Brazilian: tartaruga |
 Czech: mořská želva |
 German: die Seeschildkröte |
 Danish: (hav-)skildpadde |
 Greek: (θαλάσσια) χελώνα |
 Spanish: tortuga marina |
 Estonian: kilpkonn |
 Farsi: لاک پشت |
 Finnish: merikilpikonna |
 French: tortue de mer |
 Hebrew: צַב |
 Hindi: कछुआ |
 Croatian: kornjača (morska) |
 Hungarian: teknősbéka |
 Indonesian: penyu |
 Icelandic: skjaldbaka |
 Italian: tartaruga |
 Japanese: 海がめ |
 Korean: 거북 |
 Lithuanian: vėžlys |
 Latvian: bruņurupucis |
 Malay: penyu |
 Dutch: schildpad |
 Norwegian: skilpadde |
 Polish: żółw |
 Persian: لاک پشت |
 Pashto: شمشتی ، کیشب کټمیره |
 Portuguese: tartaruga |
 Romanian: broască ţestoasă |
 Russian: черепаха |
 Slovak: morská korytnačka |
 Slovenian: želva |
 Serbian: kornjača |
 Swedish: sköldpadda |
 Thai: เต่า |
 Turkish: kaplumbağa |
 Taiwanese: 海龜 |
 Ukrainian: морська черепаха |
 Urdu: ايک قسم کا بڑا کچھوا |
 Vietnamese: rùa |
 Chinese: 海龟 |
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