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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•tle1 /ˈtɜrtəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tles, (esp. when thought of as a group) -tle. - Reptilesany of various water- and land-dwelling reptiles having the trunk enclosed in a shell.
Idioms- Nautical, Naval Terms turn turtle, to capsize or turn over completely.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•tle1 (tûr′tl),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tles, (esp. collectively) -tle, v., -tled, -tling. n. - Reptilesany reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- Reptiles(not used technically) an aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one. Cf. tortoise (def. 1).
- turn turtle:
- Naval Terms[Naut.]to capsize or turn over completely in foundering.
- to overturn;
upset:Several of the cars turned turtle in the course of the race.
v.i. - to catch turtles, esp. as a business.
- Medieval Latin tortūca tortoise
- alteration (influenced by turtle2) of French tortue 1625–35
- a turtledove.
- Latin turtur (imitative)
- Middle English, Old English bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: turtle /ˈtɜːtəl/ n - any of various aquatic chelonian reptiles, esp those of the marine family Chelonidae, having a flattened shell enclosing the body and flipper-like limbs adapted for swimming
- turn turtle ⇒ to capsize
Etymology: 17th Century: from French tortue tortoise (influenced by turtle²) turtle /ˈtɜːtəl/ n - an archaic name for turtledove
Etymology: Old English turtla, from Latin turtur, of imitative origin; related to German Turteltaube |