Meaning Of The Word Turtle

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turtle
countable noun: A turtle is a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives in the sea most of the time.

turtle in American English
any of a large and widely distributed order (Testudines) of terrestrial or aquatic reptiles having a toothless beak and a soft body encased in a tough shell into which, in most species, the head, tail, and four legs may be withdrawn
to hunt for turtles

turtle in American English 2
noun: a turtledove

turtle in American Englishesp collectively 1
noun: any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron

turtle in British English 1
noun: 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

turtle in British English 2
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