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turtle

68 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) turtle (noun)
  2. 2) turtle (noun)
  3. 3) turtle (noun)
  4. turtle-back shooting (noun)
  5. turtle barnacle (noun)
  6. turtle bean (noun)
  7. turtle cowrie (noun)
  8. turtle crab (noun)
  9. turtle crawl (noun)
  10. turtle deck (noun)
  11. turtle grass (noun)
  12. turtle green (noun)
  13. turtle knot (noun)
  14. turtle peg (noun)
  15. turtle shell (noun)
  16. turtle stone (noun)
  17. Turtle Bay (geographical name)
  18. alligator snapping turtle (noun)
  19. bastard turtle (noun)
  20. Blanding's turtle (noun)
  21. box turtle (noun)
  22. green turtle (noun)
  23. harp turtle (noun)
  24. hawksbill turtle (noun)
  25. king turtle (noun)
  26. leather turtle (noun)
  27. leathery turtle (noun)
  28. lock turtle (noun)
  29. long-necked turtle (noun)
  30. lyre turtle (noun)

1tur·tle

noun \ˈtər-təl\

Definition of TURTLE

archaic
: turtledove

Origin of TURTLE

Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with TURTLE

fertile, hurtle, kirtle, myrtle, spurtle

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