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chelonian |
a turtle or tortoise. [1/2 definitions] |
flipper |
a wide, flat limb such as on a whale, sea turtle, sea lion, or other aquatic animal, used esp. for swimming. [1/3 definitions] |
green turtle |
a large marine turtle, common in warmer waters, whose flesh is often used to make turtle soup or other dishes. |
hawksbill |
a sea turtle with a hawklike beak and a horny shell that is a source of tortoiseshell. |
leatherback |
the largest living sea turtle, characterized by its leathery upper shell, which can reach a length of over eight feet. |
loggerhead |
any of various very large sea turtles with large beaked heads, esp. a carnivorous sea turtle of the southern and western Atlantic. [1/2 definitions] |
mock turtle soup |
a clear soup made from calf's head or veal, and seasoned to taste like green turtle soup. |
mossback |
an old aquatic creature, such as a turtle, with a mosslike growth of algae on the back. [1/2 definitions] |
plastron |
the portion of the shell of a turtle or tortoise which protects the ventral surface. [1/3 definitions] |
scutate |
having bony plates or scales, as a turtle. [1/2 definitions] |
scute |
any external horny or bony plate, as on the shell of a turtle, that serves as protection. |
scutum |
a heavy, horny plate on certain animals such as the turtle or armadillo; scute. [1/2 definitions] |
terrapin |
an edible North American turtle that lives in fresh or somewhat salty water. |
tortoise |
a person or thing that moves as slowly as such a turtle. [1/2 definitions] |
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