Definition of turtle

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

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Caret :: Caret (n.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.
Hawkbill :: Hawkbill (n.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret..
Pluroderes :: Pluroderes (n. pl.) A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example..
Turkle :: Turkle (n.) A turtle.
Turtle-footed :: Turtle-footed (a.) Slow-footed.
Snapper :: Snapper (n.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper..
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..
Snakehead :: Snakehead (n.) The turtlehead.
Nuchal :: Nuchal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles..
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..
Chelone :: Chelone (n.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc..
Turtle-shell :: Turtle-shell (n.) The turtle cowrie.
Beak :: Beak (n.) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles..
Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle..
Turtle :: Turtle (n.) The turtledove.
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..
Loggerhead :: Loggerhead (n.) A very large marine turtle (Thalassochelys caretta, / caouana), common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape Cod; -- called also logger-headed turtle..
Turtle :: Turtle (n.) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
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..
Plastron :: Plastron (n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.
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