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Word: turtle
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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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