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Definitions for: Turtle
[n] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
[v] hunt for turtles, esp. as an occupation
[v] overturn accidentally, as of boats; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
Webster (1913) Definition: Tur"tle, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of
imitative origin. Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.)
The turtledove.
Tur"tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (C. virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both
species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie
(Cypr[ae]a testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called
because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color
and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
Synonyms: capsize, turn turtle
See Also: box tortoise, box turtle, carapace, chelonian, chelonian reptile, Chrysemys picta, cooter, cuticle, hunt, hunt down, marine turtle, mud turtle, overturn, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle, pancake turtle, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys rubriventris, Pseudemys scripta, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, river cooter, run, sea turtle, shell, slider, snapping turtle, soft-shelled turtle, terrapin, tip over, tortoise, track down, turn over, yellow-bellied terrapin
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