Hypertext Webster Gateway: "turtle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of
imitative origin. Cf. {Turtle} the sea tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.)
The turtledove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
turtle
n : any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell
and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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