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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 occupationTurtle \ Tur" tle\ ( t[^ u] r" t' l), n. [ AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin. Cf. { Turtle} the sea tortoise.] ( Zool.) The turtledove. [ 1913 Webster]
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.] [ 1913 Webster] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In the United States the land and fresh- water tortoises are also called turtles. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type- revolving cylinder press. [ 1913 Webster] { 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
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