TURTLE
Definition:
- [noun] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
- [verb] overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
Synonyms: capsize, turn
- [verb] hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
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Related Words:
- sea turtle, marine turtle
- snapping turtle
- mud turtle
- terrapin
- red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, Pseudemys rubriventris
- slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta
- cooter, river cooter, Pseudemys concinna
- box turtle, box tortoise
- painted turtle, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, Chrysemys picta
- tortoise
- soft-shelled turtle, pancake turtle
