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TURTLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("turtle" is a kind of...):
chelonian; chelonian reptile (a reptile of the order Chelonia)
Meronyms (parts of "turtle"):
carapace; cuticle; shell; shield (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)
plastron ((zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turtle"):
marine turtle; sea turtle (any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas)
snapping turtle (large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws)
mud turtle (bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America)
terrapin (any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water)
Pseudemys rubriventris; red-bellied terrapin; red-bellied turtle; redbelly (freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell)
Pseudemys scripta; slider; yellow-bellied terrapin (freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets)
cooter; Pseudemys concinna; river cooter (large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico)
box tortoise; box turtle (chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly)
Chrysemys picta; painted terrapin; painted tortoise; painted turtle (freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States)
tortoise (usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica)
pancake turtle; soft-shelled turtle (voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
Synonyms:
polo-neck; turtle; turtleneck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("turtle" is a kind of...):
jersey; T-shirt; tee shirt (a close-fitting pullover shirt)
jumper; sweater (a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body)
Meronyms (parts of "turtle"):
polo-neck collar; turtleneck collar (a high close-fitting turnover collar)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "turtle" is one way to...):
hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
turtler (someone whose occupation is hunting turtles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Overturn accidentally
Example:
Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!
Synonyms:
capsize; turn turtle; turtle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "turtle" is one way to...):
overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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