turtle

[Tur·tle]

Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper like limbs for swimming

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The turtledove.

Noun
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

Verb
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

Verb
overturn accidentally; "Don''t rock the boat or it will capsize!"

n.
The turtledove.

n.
Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.

n.
The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.

Turtle

Tur"tle , n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.] (Zo'94l.) The turtledove.

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.] 1. (Zo'94l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. &hand; 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'94l.), 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'94l.), a large, handsome cowrie (Cypr'91a 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.

The turtledove.

Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.

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Usage Examples

Hawaii was beautiful of course, we played at Turtle Bay an amazing resort right on the ocean.

Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

All morning they watched for the plane which they thought would be looking for them. They cursed war in general and PTs in particular. At about ten o'clock the hulk heaved a moist sigh and turned turtle.

Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet turtle sheep purrs.

Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.