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

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

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

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

Hawkbill :: Hawkbill (n.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret..

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

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.

Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle..

Caret :: Caret (n.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

Flipper :: Flipper (n.) A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc..

Blade :: Blade (n.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell..

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 () Any one of several very large species of chelonians having the feet converted into paddles, as the green turtle, hawkbill, loggerhead, and leatherback. They inhabit all warm seas..

Turtledove :: Turtledove (n.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata)..

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

Entoplastron :: Entoplastron (n.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum.

Turtledove :: Turtledove (n.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate..

Snakehead :: Snakehead (n.) The turtlehead.

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

Turtle-footed :: Turtle-footed (a.) Slow-footed.

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