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turtle
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
turtle
(noun)
sea turtle
(noun)
snapping turtle
(noun)
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turtle
/
ˈ
tɚtl̟/
noun
plural
turtles
turtle
/
ˈ
tɚtl̟/
noun
plural
turtles
Learner's definition of TURTLE
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count
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:
a reptile that lives mostly in water and that has a hard shell which covers its body
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see also
sea turtle
,
snapping turtle
turn turtle
chiefly British, of a boat
:
to turn upside down
Their boat
turned turtle
during the storm.
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