What does Turtle mean?
Definitions for Turtle
ˈtɜr tltur·tle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Turtle.
Princeton's WordNet
turtleneck, turtle, polo-necknoun
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
turtleverb
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
capsize, turtle, turn turtleverb
overturn accidentally
"Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
turtleverb
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Turtle, Turtledovenoun
Etymology: turtle , Saxon; tortorelle, French; tortarella, Italian; turtur, Latin.
When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
And merry larks are ploughmens clocks:
When turtles tread. William Shakespeare, Love’s Lab. Lost.We’ll teach him to know turtles from jays. William Shakespeare.
Take me an heifer and a turtle dove. Gen. xv. 9.
Galen propos’d the blood of turtles dropt warm from their wings. Richard Wiseman.
Wikipedia
Turtle
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones develop from ribs that grow sideways and develop into broad flat plates that join up to cover the body. Turtles are ectotherms or "cold-blooded", meaning that their internal temperature varies with their direct environment. They are generally opportunistic omnivores and mainly feed on plants and animals with limited movements. Many turtles migrate short distances seasonally. Sea turtles are the only reptiles that migrate long distances to lay their eggs on a favored beach. Turtles have appeared in myths and folktales around the world. Some terrestrial and freshwater species are widely kept as pets. Turtles have been hunted for their meat, for use in traditional medicine, and for their shells. Sea turtles are often killed accidentally as bycatch in fishing nets. Turtle habitats around the world are being destroyed. As a result of these pressures, many species are extinct or threatened with extinction.
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turtle
A turtle is a cold-blooded reptile that belongs to the Testudines order in the animal kingdom. Characterized by their tough, bony shells that serve as protective shields, turtles are one of the oldest reptile groups, with species living both on land and in water. They have a long lifespan and are found all around the world with varying sizes and diet based on their species. Some turtles are carnivorous, while others are herbivorous or omnivorous. Their ability to retract their heads into their shells distinguishes them from other reptiles.
Webster Dictionary
Turtlenoun
the turtledove
Turtlenoun
any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian
Turtlenoun
the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press
Wikidata
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. "Turtle" may either refer to the order as a whole, or to particular turtles which make up a form taxon that is not monophyletic. The order Chelonii or Testudines includes both extant and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 220 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes or crocodiles. Of the many species alive today, some are highly endangered. Like all other extant reptiles, turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea turtles have a body temperature that is noticeably higher than that of the surrounding water. Like other amniotes, they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. The largest turtles are aquatic.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Turtle
tur′tl, Turtle-dove, tur′tl-duv, n. a genus of Columbidæ, of graceful build, with small head and slender bill, long wings, and long rounded tail, flying swiftly and noiselessly, noted for their beauty of form and colour, their soft cooing, and their affection towards each other and their young. [A.S. turtle; Ger. turtel, Fr. tourtereau, tourterelle; all from the L. name turtur.]
Turtle
tur′tl, n. any tortoise, but esp. the edible Green Turtle, prized for the soup made from its flesh, chief glory of aldermanic banquets—Calipash is the part of the animal that belongs to the upper shield, a fatty, gelatinous substance of a dull-greenish colour; Calipee, the yellowish meat of the lower shield.—v.t. to pursue turtles.—ns. Tur′tleback, a turtle-shaped projection on the bows or stern of a ship for the purpose of keeping off heavy seas; Tur′tler, a hunter of turtles; Tur′tle-shell, tortoise-shell: a turtle-cowry; Tur′tle-soup, a soup the chief ingredient of which is turtle meat; Turt′ling, the catching of turtles.—Green turtle, a species of turtle which attains great size and is the source of real turtle-soup—its eggs also are much prized; Mock turtle, a soup made of calf's head in lieu of turtle meat; Turn turtle, to capsize, as a boat. [A corr. of tortoise, or of Sp. tortuga, or Port. tartaruga, a tortoise.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
turtle
The well-known marine reptile described by early navigators as "reasonable toothsom meate." The horny covering of the shell of some species furnishes the substance commonly known as tortoise-shell.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TURTLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Turtle is ranked #61123 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Turtle surname appeared 329 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Turtle.
66.5% or 219 total occurrences were White.
24.9% or 82 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
4.2% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.4% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Turtle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Turtle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Turtle in a Sentence
Now, we have President Joe Biden in the White House and Nancy Pelosi at 80 million years old as speaker, and we've got a Senate that we don't control anymore, with, you know, Mr. Big Turtle in charge up there just, just losing gracefully, losing gracefully.
A Native without land is like a turtle without a shell'.
Seattle Aquarium spokesman Tim Kuniholm:
It's almost like the turtle is wearing a life preserver.
Turtles have been missing their Archaeopteryx, their missing link to the rest of the vertebrate tree, since Darwin told us that we should be looking for one, with Odontochelys, Pappochelys and now Eunotosaurus, we now have a remarkable series of transitional forms that take us from an almost lizard-like creature to the modern turtle body plan that is so interesting and bizarre.
Sea Turtle Preservation Society:
After hours of being stuck on the patio the turtle made her way back to the ocean after being carried in a harness away from the home and over the dunes.
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- акәуаAbkhaz
- skilpadAfrikaans
- tartugaAragonese
- سُلَحْفَاة, سلحفاةArabic
- щурункъверкъAvaric
- tısbağaAzerbaijani
- чарапахаBelarusian
- костенуркаBulgarian
- কাছিমBengali
- baotBreton
- tortugaCatalan, Valencian
- уьнтӏепхьидChechen
- ᒥᐢᑭᓈᕁCree
- želvaCzech
- crwban, môr-grwbanWelsh
- skildpaddeDanish
- SchildkröteGerman
- νεροχελώνα, χελώναGreek
- testudo, martestudoEsperanto
- tortuga, volcar, peta, dar una vuelta de campanaSpanish
- kilpkonnEstonian
- dortokaBasque
- لاکپشت, باخه, لاک پشتPersian
- kilpikonna, merikilpikonna, kilpikonnamuodostelma, piirustusrobotti, kursori, kääntyä ympäri, kääntää ympäri, metsästääFinnish
- vonuFijian
- capoter, se renverser, faire un tonneau, tortueFrench
- skylpodWestern Frisian
- turtarIrish
- crùban-coille, sligeanachScottish Gaelic
- sapoconcho, tartarugaGalician
- karumbeGuaraní
- shligganagh marrey, turtylManx
- צבHebrew
- कछुआHindi
- tòtiHaitian Creole
- teknős, teknősbékaHungarian
- կրիաArmenian
- penyuIndonesian
- skjaldbakaIcelandic
- ribaltare, tartarugaItalian
- צָבHebrew
- 亀, カメ, 海亀Japanese
- bulusJavanese
- ზღვის კუ, კუGeorgian
- тасбақаKazakh
- អណ្ដើកKhmer
- ಆವೆ, ಆಮೆKannada
- 바다거북, 거북, 터틀Korean
- morgroban, kronek ervys morCornish
- ташбакаKyrgyz
- testudoLatin
- Deckelsmouk, SchildkrötLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເຕົ່າLao
- vėžlysLithuanian
- bruņurupucisLatvian
- honuMāori
- желка, морска желкаMacedonian
- яст мэлхийMongolian
- penyu, akah, tuntung, labi-labiMalay
- လိပ်Burmese
- skilpaddeNorwegian
- schildpadDutch
- skjelpaddeNorwegian Nynorsk
- skilpaddeNorwegian
- chʼééh digháhii, tsisteeł, tééh tsisteełNavajo, Navaho
- tartugaOccitan
- kacchapaPāli
- żółw, żółw wodnyPolish
- tartarugaPortuguese
- broască țestoasăRomanian
- черепаха, морская черепахаRussian
- kornjača, корњачаSerbo-Croatian
- කැස්බෑවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- korytnačkaSlovak
- želvaSlovene
- breshkëAlbanian
- sköldpadda, havssköldpaddaSwedish
- kasa, kobeSwahili
- ஆமைTamil
- తాబేలుTelugu
- сангпуштTajik
- เต่าThai
- pyşbagaTurkmen
- khuduTswana
- kaplumbağa, tosbağaTurkish
- تاشپاقاUyghur, Uighur
- черепахаUkrainian
- کچھیUrdu
- toshbaqa, musichaUzbek
- rùaVietnamese
- tortug, melatortug, hitortug, tortugül, länatortug, jitortugVolapük
- mbonnatWolof
- טשערעפּאַכעYiddish
- 龟Chinese
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