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/ˈtɜːtl̩/ · noun
(zoology, US, Canada) Any land, marine, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise..
A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.
Depending on which version of Logo you have, the turtle may look like an actual animal with a head and four legs or — as in Berkeley Logo — it may be represented as a triangle.
Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television Using an appropriate turtle allows the full range of pan and tilt adjustments on the luminaire and avoids possible heat damage to floor coverings.
Were speeding when car turtled […] Auto crashed into curb and turtled.
We turtled along in Manitoba, back into the heart of the prairies.
I turtled my board beneath it, flipped upright, and started paddling again.
Of these, 80 turtled (65%), 26 hunted and turtled (20%), and 18 hunted (15%).
The same he tooke, and with a riband new, / In which his Ladies colours were, did bind / About the turtles neck […].
Use turtle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Turtle means (zoology, US, Canada) Any land, marine, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise..
Common synonyms include birdling, chelid, chelonian, shellpad.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.
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