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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Turtle \Tur"tle\, noun [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Turtle} the sea tortoise.] (Zo["o]l.) The turtledove.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Turtle \Tur"tle\, noun [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles.
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
{Alligator turtle}, {Box turtle}, etc. See under {Alligator}, {Box}, etc.
{green turtle} (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus {Chelonia}, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which ({Chelonia Midas}) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other ({Chelonia virgata}) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass.
{Turtle cowrie} (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypr[ae]a testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
{Turtle grass} (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies.
{Turtle shell}, tortoise shell. See under {Tortoise}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
turtle
noun: any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
verb
1: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: {capsize}, {turn turtle}]
2: hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
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