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Wikipedia has an article on: Turtle A sea turtle.Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈtɜːtəl/, SAMPA: /"t3:t@l/
- (US) enPR: tûrʹtəl, IPA: /ˈtɝtəl/, SAMPA: /"t3`t@l/
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)təl
Etymology 1
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turtle (plural turtles)
- A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of a carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body.
- (Australian, 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.
- (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.
- (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- 1997, Brian Harvey, Computer Science Logo Style: Symbolic computing
- Depending on which version of Logo you have, the turtle may look like an actual animal with a head and four legs or — as in Berkeley Logo — it may be represented as a triangle.
- 1997, Brian Harvey, Computer Science Logo Style: Symbolic computing
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Translations
land or marine reptile with a shell
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Etymology 2
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turtle (plural turtles)
- (archaic) A turtle dove.
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turtle dove — see turtle dove
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Q. I have 3 water turtles and the live in a small turtle pond in my back yard now but I want to expand it.
Asked by laura g - Wed Nov 7 17:32:05 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. A baby pool will suffice, provided you use a filtration system. Something designed for a fish pond will work well. You should also consider covering with a fish net or something similar to avoid predation. Large birds like cranes will prey on turtles, lifting them high into the air and then dropping them to crack their shells before feeding on them. Aquatic plants are a nice addition to the pond as well, giving them a place to hide, added nutrition and providing additional filtration for their water.
Answered by Darla G - Wed Nov 7 18:00:26 2007


