turtle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɜːtl̩/
enpr: tûrʹtəl
ipa: /ˈtɝtl̩/
ipa: [ˈtʰɝɾɫ̩]
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)təl
Forms: form: turtles
form: tortle
Etymology: Modification of Middle English tortou, tortu, from Old French tortüe (under the influence of Middle English turtel, turtur (“turtledove”), see Etymology 2 below), from Medieval Latin tortuca (compare Spanish tortuga), the same source of tortoise (see there for more). Displaced native Old English byrdling (See birdling).
Senses: examples: text: A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.
ref: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 238:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
synonyms: word: shellpad
word: shield-toad
glosses: Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
synonyms: sea turtle
glosses: A marine reptile of that order.
topics: government
military
politics
war
synonyms: testudo
glosses: An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
examples: text: Depending on which version of Logo you have, the turtle may look like an actual animal with a head and four legs or — as in Berkeley Logo — it may be represented as a triangle.
ref: 1997, Brian Harvey, Computer Science Logo Style: Symbolic computing:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
topics: media
printing
publishing
glosses: The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
topics: dance
dancing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
examples: Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television
Using an appropriate turtle allows the full range of pan and tilt adjustments on the luminaire and avoids possible heat damage to floor coverings.
topics: broadcasting
media
television
glosses: A low stand for a lamp etc.
qualifier: genericized trademark
glosses: A candy with pecans, caramel, and chocolate, often shaped like a turtle.
Synonyms: word: birdling
word: chelid
word: chelonian
word: shellpad
word: shield-toad
word: terrapin
word: testudine
word: tortoise
word: turpin
Hypernyms: word: Chelonia
word: vertebrate
word: animal
Hyponyms: word: jabuti
word: matamata
word: morrocoy
word: sea turtle
word: snapper
Derived terms: sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pelusios gabonensis
word: African forest turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pelomedusa subruta
word: African helmeted turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pelomedusa subruta
word: African sideneck turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Trionyx triunguis
word: African softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pelomedusa subruta
word: Afro-American sideneck turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Graptemys pulchra
word: Alabama map turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pseudemys alabamensis
word: Alabama red-bellied turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pseudemys alabamensis
word: Alabama turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Kinosternon alamosae
word: Alamos mud turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: alligator turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Macrochelys lacertina
word: alligator-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: American Turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: American turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Heosemys depressa
word: Arakan forest turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Podocnemis expansa
word: arrau turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Australasian pig-nose turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Australian short-necked turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Chelidae spp.
word: Austro-American sideneck turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: awkward turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Platysternon megacephalum
word: big-headed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: black-breasted leaf turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Siebenrockiella crassicollis
word: black marsh turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: black turtle bean
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Emydoidea blandingii
word: Blanding's turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Glyptemys muhlenbergii
word: bog turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: box turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
english: Terrapene, Cuora spp., Pyxidea spp.
translation: Terrapene, Cuora spp., Pyxidea spp.
word: box-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: chicken turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Deirochelys reticularia
word: chicken-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Chinese pond turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Chinese three-banded box turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Chinese three-striped box turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: common snakeneck turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: cooter turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: diamond-backed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: dragon turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: eastern long-neck turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: false map turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: fertile as a turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Fitzroy River turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: flatback turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Platemys platycephala
word: flat-headed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Florida redbelly turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Fly River turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: golden coin turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: gopher turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: greaved turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Greenland turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Chelonia spp.
word: green turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: have a turtle's head
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: hawk-billed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: hawksbill sea turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: hawk's-bill turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: hawksbill turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: horned turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Kemp's ridley sea turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: land turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: leaf turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Dermochelys coriacea
word: leatherback turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: leather turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: leather-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Dermochelys coriacea
word: leathery turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: loggerhead turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: logger-headed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Dermochelys coriacea
word: lute turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Dermochelys coriacea
word: lyre turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Madagascan big-headed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Graptemys spp.
word: map turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: marine turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: marsh turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Mary River turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: mata mata turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: matamata turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: mock turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: mock turtle soup
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: mud turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Muhlenberg's turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: musk turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: New Guinea snakeneck turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Trionyx triunguis
word: Nile softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: olive ridley turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: painted turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: pancake turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: pig-nosed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: pig-nose turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: pignose turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: pitted-shelled turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: plateless turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Plymouth redbelly turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: pond turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: red-bellied turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: red-eared turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Red River giant softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: ridley turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: river turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: roofed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: sea turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: sea-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Shanghai softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: side-necked turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: silver stater with a turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: snake-eating turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: snake-necked turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: snapping turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: snapping-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: soft-shelled turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: soft-shell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: speckled softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Heosemys spinosa
word: spiny turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Clemmys guttata
word: spotted turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Swinhoe's softshell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Mesoclemmys spp.
word: toad-headed turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Eretmochelys imbricata
word: tortoise-shell turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: trunk turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Dermochelys coriacea
word: trunk-turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turning turtles
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turn the turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turn turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
english: Cepalotes and Procryptocerus spp.
translation: Cepalotes and Procryptocerus spp.
word: turtle ant
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-back
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
alt: Psathyrodes spp.
word: turtleback
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Chelonibia spp.
word: turtle barnacle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Turtle Bay
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Phaseolus vulgaris
word: turtle bean
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Chelone spp.
word: turtlebloom
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtleburger
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-corral
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle cowrie
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
alt: Cyprea testudinaria
word: turtle cowry
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Planes minutus
word: turtle-crab
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-crawl
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle crawl
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle curb
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-deck
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtledom
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle dove
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
english: esp. Streptopelia spp.
translation: esp. Streptopelia spp.
word: turtle-dove
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle down
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-egging
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle excluder device
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-footed
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Myobatrachus spp.
word: turtle frog
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle frolic
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle graphics
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle grass
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Thalassia testudinaria
word: turtle-grass
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-head
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Chelone spp.
word: turtlehead
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle hull
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-insect
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Turtle Island
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-kraal
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
alt: Ozobranchus spp.
word: turtle leech
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle neck
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-neck
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtleneck
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-net
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle peg
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-peg
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-press
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtler
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle racing
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Turtle River
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtles all the way down
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtleshell
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-shell
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle ship
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle socks
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle soup
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-soup
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle stone
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-stone
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle suit
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtlet
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle trade
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle trading
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle-twine
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtle up
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Callisia repens
word: turtle vine
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Batis maritima
word: turtleweed
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtling
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: turtly
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Platemys platycephala
word: twist-necked turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Emydidae spp.
word: water turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Pseudemydura umbrina
word: western swamp turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
taxonomic: Glyptemys insculpta
word: wood turtle
sense: terms derived from turtle in the above senses
word: Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Related terms: word: :Category:Reptiles
word: reptilelike