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TurtleTurtle Tur"tle, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of
imitative origin. Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.)
The turtledove. Turtle
Turtle 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.]
Meaning of TURTLE from wikipedia
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Turtles are
reptiles of the
order Testudines,
characterized by a
special s****
developed mainly from
their ribs.
Modern turtles are
divided into two major...
- Sea
turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea),
sometimes called marine turtles, are
reptiles of the
order Testudines and of the
suborder Cryptodira. The seven...
-
green sea
turtle (Chelonia mydas), also
known as the
green turtle,
black (sea)
turtle or
Pacific green turtle, is a
species of
large sea
turtle of the family...
- The
Turtles are an
American rock band
formed in Los Angeles,
California in 1965. The band
achieved several Top 40 hits
throughout the
latter half of the...
- The
World Turtle, also
called the
Cosmic Turtle or the World-Bearing
Turtle, is a
mytheme of a
giant turtle (or tortoise)
supporting or
containing the...
- up
turtle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
turtle is a reptile, most of
whose body is
shielded by a
special bony or
cartilaginous s****.
Turtle(s)...
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leatherback sea
turtle (Dermochelys coriacea),
sometimes called the lute
turtle,
leathery turtle or
simply the luth, is the
largest of all
living turtles and the...
- the
black turtle or
black sea
turtle Indian black turtle, a
species of
turtle found in
South Asia West
African black turtle, a
species of
turtle in the family...
-
turtle s**** is a
shield for the
ventral and
dorsal parts of
turtles (the
order Testudines),
completely enclosing all the
vital organs of the
turtle and...
- The
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most
widespread native turtle of
North America. It
lives in
relatively slow-moving
fresh waters, from southern...
