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Turtle Definition

noun

A turtleneck.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Any of various aquatic or terrestrial reptiles of the order Testudines (or Chelonia), having horny toothless jaws and a bony or leathery shell into which the head, limbs, and tail can be withdrawn in most species.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Archaic A turtledove.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Chiefly British A sea turtle.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Any of an order (Testudines syn. Chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn.
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verb-intransitive

Nautical To capsize.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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