Definitions for turtleˈtɜr tl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tur•tleˈtɜr tl(n.)(pl.)-tles; -tle
(n.)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.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
(v.i.)to catch turtles, esp. as a business.
Idioms for turtle:
turn turtle, to capsize or turn over completely.
Category: Idiom, Nautical, Navy
Origin of turtle:
1605–15; alter. of F tortue < ML tortūcatortoise
tur•tle*ˈtɜr tl(n.)
a turtledove.
* Archaic..
Origin of turtle:
bef. 1000; ME, OE < L turtur
Princeton's WordNet
turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck(noun)
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
turtle(verb)
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
capsize, turtle, turn turtle(verb)
overturn accidentally
"Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
turtle(verb)
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
turtle(noun)ˈtɜr tl
a reptile with a hard rounded shell that lives in and near water
Webster Dictionary
Turtle(noun)
the turtledove
Turtle(noun)
any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian
Turtle(noun)
the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press
Translations for turtle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
turtle(noun)
a kind of large tortoise, especially one living in water.
- waterskilpadAfrikaans
- سُلْحَفاهArabic
- морска костенуркаBulgarian
- tartarugaPortuguese (BR)
- mořská želvaCzech
- die SeeschildkröteGerman
- (hav-)skildpaddeDanish
- (θαλάσσια) χελώναGreek
- tortuga marinaSpanish
- kilpkonnEstonian
- لاک پشتFarsi
- merikilpikonnaFinnish
- tortue de merFrench
- צַבHebrew
- कछुआHindi
- kornjača (morska)Croatian
- teknősbékaHungarian
- penyuIndonesian
- skjaldbakaIcelandic
- tartarugaItalian
- 海がめJapanese
- 거북Korean
- vėžlysLithuanian
- bruņurupucisLatvian
- penyuMalay
- schildpadDutch
- skilpaddeNorwegian
- żółwPolish
- لاک پشتPersian
- شمشتی ، کیشب کټمیرهPashto
- tartarugaPortuguese
- broască ţestoasăRomanian
- черепахаRussian
- morská korytnačkaSlovak
- želvaSlovenian
- kornjačaSerbian
- sköldpaddaSwedish
- เต่าThai
- kaplumbağaTurkish
- 海龜Chinese (Trad.)
- морська черепахаUkrainian
- ايک قسم کا بڑا کچھواUrdu
- rùaVietnamese
- 海龟Chinese (Simp.)
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