Definitions for turtle
ˈtɜr tltur·tle

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck(noun)

   a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

2. turtle(verb)

   any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

3. capsize, turtle, turn turtle(verb)

   overturn accidentally

   "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

4. turtle(verb)

   hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Turtle(noun)

   the turtledove

2. Turtle(noun)

   any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian

3. Turtle(noun)

   the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turtle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turtle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of turtle in a Sentence

1. Stephen William Hawking:

   A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said 'What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.' The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, 'What is the turtle standing on' 'You're very clever, young man, very clever,' said the little old lady. 'But it's turtles all the way down.'

2. James Conant:

   Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

3. J & A Foundation:

   A turtle with no legs tends not to go anywhere.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   If the road is beautiful, walk the road slowly; be a turtle, be a snail and even better than this: Stop walking; live the road fully!

5. Vikrant Parsai:

   If you want success in life, then just learn how to walk like a turtle instead of flying.

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