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turtle |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur probably of imitative origin. Cf {Turtle} the sea tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.) The turtledove. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name cf Sp tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg tartaruga also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: turtle n : any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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