Definition of Turtle. Meaning of Turtle. Synonyms of Turtle

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Definition of Turtle

Turtle
Turtle 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

- Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special s**** developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into...
- 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 and best known for their 1967 hit song "Happy Together". They charted...
- 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 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...
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird...
- 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)...
- "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...