Found 3 hits - Term: turtle, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
turtle \tur"tle\ t^ur"t'l, n. as. turtle, l. turtur;
probably of imitative origin. cf. turtle the sea tortoise.
zool.
the turtledove.
1913 webster
see also:
turtle
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
1913 webster
1. zool. any one of the numerous species of testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
1913 webster
note: in the united states the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
1913 webster
2. printing the curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
1913 webster
alligator turtle, box turtle, etc. see under alligator,
box, etc.
green turtle zool., 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 chelonia 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 zool., a large, handsome cowrie cypraea
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.
1913 webster
see also:
alligator turtle box turtle alligator box green turtle chelonia
chelonia midas chelonia virgata turtle cowrie cypraea testudinaria turtle grass
thalassia testudinum turtle shell tortoise
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
turtle
n : any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell
and flipper-like limbs for swimming
v 1: overturn accidentally; "don't rock the boat or it will
capsize" syn: capsize, turn turtle
2: hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
see also:
capsize turn turtle
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Box Turtle, definition of term: Box Turtle
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