Turtle-shell

  • 31Turtle (disambiguation) — A turtle is a reptile, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell.Turtle(s) may also refer to:Entertainment* Turtle (comics), either of two supervillains who were primarily enemies of Flash * Turtle ( Dragon Ball ), a …

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  • 32turtle — 1. noun /ˈtɜːtəl,ˈtɝtəl/ a) A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of a carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body.<!Encyclopedic info; this does not make the definition any more specific: In most terrestrial species, the …

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  • 33Turtle (robot) — Turtles are a class of educational robots designed originally in the late 1940s (largely under the auspices of researcher William Grey Walter) and used in computer science and mechanical engineering training. These devices are traditionally built …

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  • 34turtle — UK [ˈtɜː(r)t(ə)l] / US [ˈtɜrt(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms turtle : singular turtle plural turtles 1) British an animal with a shell and four short legs that lives mainly in the sea 2) American an animal with a shell and four short legs that… …

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  • 35Shell gorget — A shell gorget is a Native American art form of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes highlighted with pigments, or fenestrated (pierced with openings). Shell gorgets were… …

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  • 36shell — n. & v. n. 1 a the hard outer case of many marine molluscs (cockle shell). b the esp. hard but fragile outer covering of a bird s, reptile s, etc. egg. c the usu. hard outer case of a nut kernel, seed, etc. d the carapace of a tortoise, turtle,… …

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  • 37Turtle Mound — Infobox nrhp name = Turtle Mound caption = Oyster shells visible beneath the overgrowth locator x = locator y = location = Volusia County, Florida nearest city = New Smyrna Beach lat degrees = 28 lat minutes = 55 lat seconds = 51 lat direction =… …

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  • 38turtle — tur|tle [ˈtə:tl US ˈtə:rtl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: tortue ( TORTOISE); influenced by turtledove] 1.) a ↑reptile that lives mainly in water and has a soft body covered by a hard shell 2.) AmE any ↑reptile that has a hard shell… …

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  • 39Shell Thropp — Infobox character colour = green name = Shell Thropp first = (1995) last = Son of a Witch (2005) species = human gender = male age = about 15 during the time of Wicked born = unknown death = unknown occupation = Emperor of Oz title = Emperor… …

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  • 40turtle — I. /ˈtɜtl / (say tertl) noun 1. any of the Chelonia, an order or group of reptiles having the body enclosed in a shell consisting of a carapace and a plastron, from between which the head, tail, and four legs protrude. 2. a marine species of… …