How to Spell turtle

turtle

turtle - noun

  • Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
  • (specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
  • An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
  • A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
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turtle - thesaurus

Synonyms: sea turtle, shellpad, shield-toad, testudo

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