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1. turtle
noun. ['ˈtɝːtəl'] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.
Synonyms
- Pseudemys rubriventris
- red-bellied terrapin
- marine turtle
- terrapin
- yellow-bellied terrapin
- red-bellied turtle
- box turtle
- chelonian
- Chrysemys picta
- painted turtle
- sea turtle
- Pseudemys concinna
- tortoise
- pancake turtle
- shield
- mud turtle
- Pseudemys scripta
- box tortoise
- cuticle
- carapace
- painted terrapin
- slider
- chelonian reptile
- shell
- plastron
- painted tortoise
- soft-shelled turtle
- redbelly
- river cooter
- snapping turtle
Antonyms
Rhymes with Turtle
- infertile
- purtle
- purtell
- pirtle
- myrtle
- mirtle
- mertle
- hurtle
- hirtle
- hertel
- fertile
- birtle
- ertle
- ertl
- ertel
How do you pronounce turtle?
Pronounce turtle as ˈtərtəl.
US - How to pronounce turtle in American English
UK - How to pronounce turtle in British English
Sentences with turtle
1. Noun, singular or mass
Stand near the cage and make slow movements while you watch the turtle.
2. Adjective
Begin by placing food in the cage and watching while the turtle eats.
Quotes about turtle
1. Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.
- Bill Copeland
2. I’m stuck babysitting turtle eggs while a volleyball player slash grease monkey slash aquarium volunteer tries to hit on me.” I’m not hitting on you,” he protested.No?”Believe me, you’d know if I was hitting on you. You wouldn’t be able to stop yourself from succumbing to my charms.
- Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song
3. A turtle is like a lizard in a bicycle helmet, and I think that’s romantic. That reminds me, I should write a love song called, “Dinner for two—plus one.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
