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turtle

tur·tle
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tur-tl]
    • /ˈtɜr tl/
    • /ˈtɜː.tl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tur-tl]
    • /ˈtɜr tl/

Definitions of turtle word

  • noun plural turtle 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. 1
  • noun plural turtle (not used technically) an aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one. Compare tortoise (def 1). 1
  • verb without object turtle to catch turtles, especially as a business. 1
  • idioms turtle turn turtle, Nautical. to capsize or turn over completely in foundering. to overturn; upset: Several of the cars turned turtle in the course of the race. 1
  • noun turtle a turtledove. 1
  • countable noun turtle A turtle is a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives in the sea most of the time. 0
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Origin of turtle

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; alteration (influenced by turtle2) of French tortue < Medieval Latin tortūca tortoise

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Parts of speech for Turtle

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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turtle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • green turtle

    a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.

  • hawksbill turtle

    a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.

  • ridley

    Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.

  • snapping turtle

    either of two large, edible, freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, of North and Central America, having a large head and powerful hooked jaws, especially the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.

  • alligator snapping turtle

    a large American snapping turtle, Macroclemys temmincki, having three prominent ridges on its shell and a wormlike process on the floor of the mouth used to attract prey.

  • bog turtle

    a small turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergi, inhabiting swamps and slow, muddy-bottomed streams in scattered areas from New York to North Carolina.
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