turtle 音标拼音: [t'ɚtəl]
n . 海龟
海龟
turtle n 1 :
a sweater or jersey with a high close -
fitting collar [
synonym :
{
turtleneck }, {
turtle }, {
polo -
neck }]
2 :
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper -
like limbs for swimming v 1 :
overturn accidentally ; "
Don '
t rock the boat or it will capsize !" [
synonym : {
capsize }, {
turtle }, {
turn turtle }]
2 :
hunt for turtles ,
especially as an occupation Turtle \
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n . [
AS .
turtle ,
L .
turtur ;
probably of imitative origin .
Cf . {
Turtle }
the sea tortoise .]
(
Zool .)
The turtledove .
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Turtle \
Tur "
tle \,
n . [
Probably the same word as the word preceding ,
and substituted (
probably by sailors )
for the Spanish or Portuguese name ;
cf .
Sp .
tortuga tortoise ,
turtle ,
Pg .
tartaruga ,
also F .
tortue ,
and E .
tortoise .]
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1 . (
Zool .)
Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata ,
especially a sea turtle ,
or chelonian .
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Note :
In the United States the land and fresh -
water tortoises are also called turtles .
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2 . (
Printing )
The curved plate in which the form is held in a type -
revolving cylinder press .
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{
Alligator turtle }, {
Box turtle },
etc .
See under {
Alligator },
{
Box },
etc .
{
green turtle } (
Zool .),
a marine turtle of the genus {
Chelonia },
having usually a smooth greenish or olive -
colored shell .
It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh ,
which is used especially for turtle soup .
Two distinct species or varieties are known ;
one of which ({
Chelonia Midas })
inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean ,
and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more ;
the other ({
Chelonia virgata })
inhabits the Pacific Ocean .
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants ,
especially the turtle grass .
{
Turtle cowrie } (
Zool .),
a large ,
handsome cowrie ({
Cypraea testudinaria });
the turtle -
shell ;
so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form .
{
Turtle grass } (
Bot .),
a marine plant ({
Thalassia testudinum })
with grasslike leaves ,
common about the West Indies .
{
Turtle shell },
tortoise shell .
See under {
Tortoise }.
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