Turtle-shell
21shell-like — shell ► NOUN 1) the hard protective outer case of an animal such as a snail, shellfish, or turtle. 2) the outer covering of an egg, nut kernel, or seed. 3) an explosive artillery projectile or bomb. 4) a hollow metal or paper case used as a… …
22turtle — ► NOUN 1) a marine or freshwater reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers or webbed toes. 2) Computing a directional cursor in a computer graphics system which can be instructed to move around a screen. ● turn turtle Cf. ↑turn turtle… …
23Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians — The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians is a Native American tribe of Ojibwa and Metis peoples, based on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. The tribe has 30,000 enrolled members. A population of 5,815 reside on …
24Alligator turtle — Turtle Tur tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[… …
25Box turtle — Turtle Tur tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[… …
26green turtle — Turtle Tur tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[… …
27turtle — turtle1 turtler, n. /terr tl/, n., pl. turtles, (esp. collectively) turtle, v., turtled, turtling. n. 1. any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal… …
28Shell Shaker — Infobox Book | name = Shell Shaker image caption = author = LeAnne Howe cover artist = Jaune Quick to See Smith country = United States language = English genre = novel publisher = Aunt Lute Books pub date = September 2001 media type = Print… …
29shell — 1. Marine shell. Pūpū (see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it), iwi. Also: ākōlea (pipipi ākōlea, kōlea), ālealea, aoa (maka aoa), apuhihi, āunauna, hailimoa, hau, hīhīwai (hapawai), hūai, kahelelani, kauna oa (kio, una oa), koholua,… …
30turtle — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)t(ə)l[/t]] turtles 1) N COUNT A turtle is a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives in the sea most of the time. [BRIT] (in AM, use sea turtle) 2) N COUNT A turtle is any reptile that has a thick shell… …
