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turtle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

turtle
verb
/'tɜrtəl/
overturn accidentally
Type Words
Synonyms capsize, turn turtle
Type of turn over, overturn, tip over, tump over

turtle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

turtle
noun
/'tɜrtəl/
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
Type Words
Synonyms polo-neck, turtleneck
Type of tee shirt, jersey, sweater, jumper, t-shirt

turtle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

turtle
noun
/'tɜrtəl/
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
Type Words
Type of chelonian reptile, chelonian
Has types marine turtle, box turtle, box tortoise, mud turtle, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle, pancake turtle, pseudemys concinna, pseudemys rubriventris, pseudemys scripta, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, river cooter, sea turtle, slider, snapping turtle, soft-shelled turtle, terrapin, tortoise, yellow-bellied terrapin, chrysemys picta, cooter

turtle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

turtle
verb
/'tɜrtəl/
hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
Type Words
Type of hunt, track down, run, hunt down
Derivation turtler

Examples of turtle

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When they are not on turtle watch the volunteers can turn their hand to surfing.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That night our team was due to harness one turtle with a satellite antenna pack.
From the independent.co.uk
Wright said bees, wasps, spiders and even a turtle have been found in mailboxes.
From the kentucky.com
That's where she gets much-wanted time with her two dogs, two cats and a turtle.
From the signonsandiego.com
Trying to play with a turtle is like trying to play with a deflated soccer ball.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It may turn out to be from a turtle, which have similar bones in their flippers.
From the scienceblogs.com
Loggerheads, named for their large skulls, are Florida's most common sea turtle.
From the heraldtribune.com
Just talking about red tide made the turtle volunteers frown and rub their arms.
From the heraldtribune.com
I bet the Pilgrims ate the two turtle doves AND that partridge in the pear tree.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • Capsize: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
  • Turtleneck: a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
  • Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
  • Hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
  • Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. ...
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  • The Turtle is the name of two DC Comics supervillains who were primary enemies of The Flash.
  • This article lists characters who appear in the anime and manga fictional universe of Dragon Ball.
  • Turtle (DSV-3) is a 16-ton, manned deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy. It is sister to Alvin (DSV-2), and also an Alvin class Deep Submergence Vehicle. The Turtle was retired from active service in 1998. It now resides at the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut
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