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Definition of turtle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

turtle

noun
 
/ˈtɜːtl/
 
/ˈtɜːrtl/
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  1. (North American English also sea turtle)
     a large reptile with a hard round shell that lives in the sea see also snapping turtleTopics Animalsc1
  2. (North American English, informal) any reptile with a large shell, for example a tortoise or terrapinTopics Animalsc1
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: apparently an alteration of French tortue, from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin.
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turn turtle
  1. (of a boat) to turn over completely while sailing
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