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TURTLE
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Hebrew
(תּï‹×¨Ö´×™) Hebrew name TORI means "my turtledove." Compare with another form of Tori.
Female
Native American
Native American Shawnee name METHOATASKE means "turtle laying its eggs."
Boy/Male
Native American
Turtle dove.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Turkel.English : nickname for a mild and gentle or affectionate person, from Middle English turtel ‘turtle dove’.English : nickname for a crippled or deformed person, from Old French tourtel, a diminutive of tourt ‘crooked’.
Female
Native American
Native American Miwok name AWANATA means "turtle."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Dove; A Ringed Turtle Dove
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name HOWI means "turtle-dove."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name þorkell, a reduced form of Old Norse þórketill, composed of the elements þórr (name of the Scandinavian god of thunder; see Thor) + ketill ‘cauldron’. The personal name Thurkill or Thirkill was in widespread use in England in the Middle Ages; in northern England it was introduced directly by settlers from Scandinavia, whereas in the South it was the result of Norman influence.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained; possibly an ornamental name from Yiddish turkltoyb ‘turtle dove’.
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n.
The turtle cowrie.
n.
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
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The act, practice, or art of catching turtles.
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An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
n.
The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also xiphisternum.
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Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
v. t.
A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak.
n.
Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).
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The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
n.
A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.
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Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.
n.
The turtlehead.
n.
A turtle.
n.
The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk.
n. pl.
An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.
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Slow-footed.
n.
One who catches turtles or tortoises.
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The turtledove.