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tur·tle 1
(tûr′tl)n.
1. Any of various aquatic or terrestrial egg-laying 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(or Chelonia), having horny toothless jaws and a bony or leathery shell into which the head, limbs, and tail can be withdrawn in most species.
2. Any of various members of this order that live in fresh or brackish water, in contrast to the terrestrial tortoises.
3. Chiefly British A sea turtle.
4. The flesh of certain turtles, used for food.
intr.v. tur·tled, tur·tling, tur·tles
1. To hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation.
2. Nautical To capsize.
[Alteration (influenced by turtle) of Middle English tortu, from Old French tortue, ultimately (probably with influence from Old French tortu, crooked, and tordu, twisted, from the shape of its legs) from Vulgar Latin *tartarūca, feminine of *tartarūcus, of Tartarus (the turtle being a symbol of the forces of darkness in early Christian iconography), from Late Latin tartarūchus, from Late Greek tartaroukhos, occupying Tartarus : Tartaros, Tartarus + ekhein, to hold; see eunuch.]
tur′tler n.
tur·tle 2
(tûr′tl)n. Archaic
A turtledove.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin turtur, probably of imitative origin.]
tur·tle 3
(tûr′tl)n.
A turtleneck.
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turtle
(ˈtɜːtəl)n
1. (Animals) any of various aquatic chelonian reptiles, esp those of the marine family Chelonidae, having a flattened shell enclosing the body and flipper-like limbs adapted for swimming.
2. (Animals) US and Canadian any of the chelonian reptiles, including the tortoises and terrapins
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical a zip bag made as part of a spinnaker for holding the sail so that it can be set rapidly
4. turn turtle to capsize
vb
(Hunting) (intr) to catch or hunt turtles
[C17: from French tortue tortoise (influenced by turtle2)]
ˈturtler n
turtle
(ˈtɜːtəl)n
(Animals) an archaic name for turtledove
[Old English turtla, from Latin turtur, of imitative origin; related to German Turteltaube]
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tur•tle1
(ˈtɜr tl)n., pl. -tles, (esp. collectively) -tle, n.
1. any reptile of the worldwide order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
v.i. 2. to catch turtles, esp. as a business.
Idioms: turn turtle, to capsize or turn over completely.
[1605–15; alter. of French tortue < Medieval Latin tortūca tortoise]
tur•tle2
(ˈtɜr tl)n. Archaic.
a turtledove.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin turtur]
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tur·tle
(tûr′tl) Any of various reptiles living either in water or on land and having a bony or leathery shell into which the head, legs, and tail can be pulled for protection.
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turtle
, tortoise, terrapin - Turtle is applied to those living in water and tortoise to those that live on land, while terrapins live in fresh water; turtle and tortoise may come from the Latin root tort, with reference to the animals' twisted feet.See also related terms for tortoise.
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turtle
Past participle: turtled
Gerund: turtling
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| Noun | 1. |  turtle - a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collarpolo-neck collar, turtleneck collar - a high close-fitting turnover collar |
| 2. |  turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimmingchelonian, chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order Chelonia marine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas snapping turtle - large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws mud turtle - bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America terrapin - any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water Pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly - freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell Pseudemys scripta, yellow-bellied terrapin, slider - freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets cooter, Pseudemys concinna, river cooter - large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico box tortoise, box turtle - chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle - freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States tortoise - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle - voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites carapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles plastron - (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside | |
| Verb | 1. |  turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" |
| 2. |  turtle - hunt for turtles, especially as an occupationhunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
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turtle
nounRelated words
adjectives chelonian, testudinal
see reptilesadjectives chelonian, testudinal
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Translations
سُلَحْفاةُ البَحْرسُلْحَفاه
костенурка
želvamořská želva
skildpadde
kelonio
kilpikonna
kornjača
teknősteknősbéka
skjaldbaka
カメ
거북
testudo
su aukšta atlenkiama apykaklevėžlių sriubavėžlys
bruņurupucis
morská korytnačka
želva
sköldpadda
เต่า
kaplumbağasu kaplumbağasıtosbağa
черепаха
con rùa
turtle
[ˈtɜːtl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
turtle
turtle
:turtledove
n (lit, fig inf) → Turteltaube f
turtleneck (pullover)
n → Pullover m → mit Stehkragen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
turtle
noun a kind of large tortoise, especially one living in water.
ˈturtle-neck noun (a garment, especially a sweater, with) a high round neck. He was wearing a turtleneck; (also adjective) a turtle-neck sweater.
turtle soup soup made from the flesh of a type of turtle.
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turtle
→ سُلَحْفاةُ البَحْر želva skildpadde Wasserschildkröte θαλάσσια χελώνα tortuga kilpikonna tortue kornjača tartaruga カメ 거북 schildpad skilpadde żółw tartaruga черепаха sköldpadda เต่า su kaplumbağası con rùa 海龟Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009