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turtle

(US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
(Australia, Britain) A marine reptile of that order; a sea turtle.
(military) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
(computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
(computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
(printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
(computing theory) A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
Synonyms:

“Experienced guides can help you spot the resplendent quetzal, emerald toucan, green sea turtle, and howler monkey.”

turtleback

Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).
(nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly.
A primitive stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.
A library binding of a mass market paperback with a generic hardcover.
Any plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
Synonyms:

“The most famous buildings in Utah are the many-spired Mormon Temple and the turtleback Mormon Tabernacle, both in Salt Lake City.”

“These highs, called remnant highs or turtleback highs, do not have as much vertical relief as the salt domes among which they are interspersed.”

“The furniture includes four reading roundtables, seven side chairs, two armchairs, a bookcase and a series of so-called turtleback sconces.”

turtling

The hunting of turtles (the reptiles).
(nautical) Turning turtle.
(figuratively) Any slow progression or build-up.
(games (board, card, and computer)) A defensive strategy of avoiding conflict, usually in a fixed position.

turtler

turtledom

The state of being a turtle, or of belonging to the world of turtles; turtles, collectively.
Examples:

“But for a display of agility almost unparalleled in turtledom, put a small mouse in this turtle's pen, then stand back and watch.”

“It does not so much impress me as an infantile beginning of life as an epitome of all the past of turtledom and of the earth.”

“Kids, collectors and the pet store business are threatening turtledom.”

turtle

“Experienced guides can help you spot the resplendent quetzal, emerald toucan, green sea turtle, and howler monkey.”

turtling

turtlebacks

turtlings

“Fifty days later, more or less, the little turtlings hatch, dig their way up through the sand, and make a mad scramble to the sea.”

turtlers

turtles

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