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Chelone :: Chelone (n.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc..

Turtling :: Turtling (n.) The act, practice, or art of catching turtles..

Painted :: Painted (a.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting..

Stinkstone :: Stinkpot (n.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk..

Steal :: Steak (v. t.) A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak..

Sea Turtle :: Sea turtle () The sea pigeon, or guillemot..

Testudinata :: Testudinata (n. pl.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates..

Hypoplastron :: Hypoplastron (n.) The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyposternum.

Plastron :: Plastron (n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.

Xiphiplastron :: Xiphiplastron (n.) The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also xiphisternum..

Epiplastron :: Epiplastron (n.) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) The turtledove.

Calipash :: Calipash (n.) A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle..

Hyosternal :: Hyosternal (a.) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.

Turkle :: Turkle (n.) A turtle.

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian..

Dicynodont :: Dicynodont (n.) One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus Dicynodon, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India..

Trionyx :: Trionyx (n.) A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle..

Carapace :: Carapace (n.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals..

Snakehead :: Snakehead (n.) The turtlehead.

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