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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of a carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body.
  • archaic A turtle dove.
  • computing An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
  • computing 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.
  • Australia|British A sea turtle.
  • military 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.

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Verb:

  • To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
  • To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
  • To turn and swim upside down.

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