sea-tortoisen.

A marine tortoise or turtle. Also in combination sea-tortoiseshell.

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sea-tortoise1601

soldier1608

turtle1657

thalassian1852

shell-back1853

turkle1861

fish1898

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. cviii. 1256 Aristotil..spekeþ of þe see tortuca and seiþ þat he eteþ alle þing; and his mouþe is more stronge þan eny oþere bestes mouþe.]

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xxxvii. 339 The sea-Tortoise hath neither tongue nor teeth.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. §i. i. 260 The spaces betwixt which [rows], are cancellated much after the manner of the Sea-Tortoiseshell.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 122 A Sea-Tortoise was brought to the Fort, in length Six Feet.

1751 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds IV. 206 The Sea-Tortoise is commonly call'd by our Sea-Captains Turtle.

1881 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 237 A terrapin is..a small turtle or sea-tortoise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sea-tortoise
释义	sea-tortoisen. A marine tortoise or turtle. Also in combination sea-tortoiseshell. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > turtles or sea-tortoises sea-tortoise1601 soldier1608 turtle1657 thalassian1852 shell-back1853 turkle1861 fish1898 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. cviii. 1256 Aristotil..spekeþ of þe see tortuca and seiþ þat he eteþ alle þing; and his mouþe is more stronge þan eny oþere bestes mouþe.] 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xxxvii. 339 The sea-Tortoise hath neither tongue nor teeth. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. §i. i. 260 The spaces betwixt which [rows], are cancellated much after the manner of the Sea-Tortoiseshell. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 122 A Sea-Tortoise was brought to the Fort, in length Six Feet. 1751 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds IV. 206 The Sea-Tortoise is commonly call'd by our Sea-Captains Turtle. 1881 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 237 A terrapin is..a small turtle or sea-tortoise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1601
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