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What (who) is turtle - definition

ORDER OF REPTILES CHARACTERIZED BY A SHELL
Testudines; Turtles; Testudine; Chelonian; Calipash; Calipee; Order Testudines; Testadine; Testedine; Chelonia (order); Testudinal; Turtle reproduction; Chelonians; Tortues; 🐢; Symposium on Turtle Evolution; Freshwater turtle; Aquatic turtle; Pet turtle; Anatomy of turtles; Turtle Evolution Symposium; Gaffney Turtle Symposium; Symposium on Turtle Origins, Evolution and Systematics; International Symposium on Fossil Turtles; Turtal; Aquatic water turtles
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  • alt=Photograph of a green sea turtle on the seabed, feeding
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  • alt=Photograph of a male turtle mounting a female
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  • An olive ridley sea turtle nesting on Escobilla Beach, [[Oaxaca]], [[Mexico]]. Female sea turtles migrate long distances to nest on favored beaches.
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turtle         
n.
1.
Turtle-dove, turtle-pigeon.
2.
Sea-tortoise, marine tortoise.
turtle         
(turtles)
1.
A turtle is a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives in the sea most of the time. (BRIT; in AM, use sea turtle
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A turtle is any reptile that has a thick shell around its body, for example a tortoise or terrapin. (AM)
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turtle         
¦ noun
1. a marine or freshwater reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers or webbed toes. [Many species in the order Chelonia.]
the flesh of a sea turtle, used chiefly for soup.
2. a directional cursor in a computer graphics system which can be instructed to move around a screen.
Phrases
turn turtle (chiefly of a boat) turn upside down.
Origin
C16: appar. an alt. of Fr. tortue (see tortoise).

Wikipedia

Turtle

Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.

Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones develop from ribs that grow sideways and develop into broad flat plates that join up to cover the body. Turtles are ectotherms or "cold-blooded", meaning that their internal temperature varies with their direct environment. They are generally opportunistic omnivores and mainly feed on plants and animals with limited movements. Many turtles migrate short distances seasonally. Sea turtles are the only reptiles that migrate long distances to lay their eggs on a favored beach.

Turtles have appeared in myths and folktales around the world. Some terrestrial and freshwater species are widely kept as pets. Turtles have been hunted for their meat, for use in traditional medicine, and for their shells. Sea turtles are often killed accidentally as bycatch in fishing nets. Turtle habitats around the world are being destroyed. As a result of these pressures, many species are extinct or threatened with extinction.

Examples of use of turtle
1. Not a turtle, but a turtle dove, and it is called turtle because of its call.
2. Florida box turtle: This turtle is one of four box turtle species found in Florida.
3. INPA‘s turtle protection program, including a turtle hatchery and green turtle propagation center, has stopped the ongoing dwindling of the turtle population and led to a rise in the turtles‘ egg laying in recent years.
4. The same exotic–turtle collector sold another Big Al‘s store a conjoined–twin turtle about 20 years ago, Jacoby said.
5. A loggerhead sea turtle was killed in March, and another Kemp‘s ridley sea turtle was killed in April.