Turtle

['tɜːt(ə)l] or ['tɝtl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.

(verb.) hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation.

班森編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The turtledove.

(n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.

(n.) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.

欧内斯廷編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Turtle-dove.[2]. Sea-tortoise, marine tortoise.

奥古斯汀錄入

解釋/意思:

n. any tortoise but esp. the edible Green Turtle prized for the soup made from its flesh chief glory of aldermanic banquets—Calipash is the part of the animal that belongs to the upper shield a fatty gelatinous substance of a dull-greenish colour; Calipee the yellowish meat of the lower shield.—v.t. to pursue turtles.—ns. Tur′tleback a turtle-shaped projection on the bows or stern of a ship for the purpose of keeping off heavy seas; Tur′tler a hunter of turtles; Tur′tle-shell tortoise-shell: a turtle-cowry; Tur′tle-soup a soup the chief ingredient of which is turtle meat; Turt′ling the catching of turtles.—Green turtle a species of turtle which attains great size and is the source of real turtle-soup—its eggs also are much prized; Mock turtle a soup made of calf's head in lieu of turtle meat; Turn turtle to capsize as a boat.

n. a genus of Columbid of graceful build with small head and slender bill long wings and long rounded tail flying swiftly and noiselessly noted for their beauty of form and colour their soft cooing and their affection towards each other and their young.

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