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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, or testudines, are
reptiles of the
order Testudines,
characterized by a
special s****
developed mainly from
their ribs.
Modern turtles are divided...
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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...
- Sea
turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea),
sometimes called marine turtles, are
reptiles of the
order Testudines and of the
suborder Cryptodira. The seven...
- 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...
- "
Turtles all the way down" is an
expression of the
problem of
infinite regress. The
saying alludes to the
mythological idea of a
World Turtle that supports...
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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...
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Turtle soup, also
known as
terrapin soup, is a soup or stew made from the meat of
turtles.
Several versions of the soup
exist in
different cultures, and...
- Box
turtle is the
common name for
several species of
turtle. It may
refer to
those of the
genus Cuora or Pyxidea,
which are the
Asian box
turtles, or...
- The
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most
widespread native turtle of
North America. It
lives in
relatively slow-moving
fresh waters, from southern...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is a
media franchise created by the
comic book
artists Kevin Eastman and
Peter Laird. It follows...
