turtle

English Thesaurus

1. any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	chelonian, chelonian reptile,
definition	:	a reptile of the order Chelonia (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	marine turtle, sea turtle,
definition	:	any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	snapping turtle,
definition	:	large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	mud turtle,
definition	:	bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	terrapin,
definition	:	any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly,
definition	:	freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	pseudemys scripta, slider, yellow-bellied terrapin,
definition	:	freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cooter, pseudemys concinna, river cooter,
definition	:	large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	box tortoise, box turtle,
definition	:	chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle,
definition	:	freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	tortoise,
definition	:	usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle,
definition	:	voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	carapace, cuticle, shell, shield,
definition	:	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	plastron,
definition	:	(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside (noun.animal)

2. a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	jersey, t-shirt, tee shirt,
definition	:	a close-fitting pullover shirt (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	jumper, sweater,
definition	:	a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	polo-neck collar, turtleneck collar,
definition	:	a high close-fitting turnover collar (noun.artifact)

3. hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	hunt, hunt down, run, track down,
definition	:	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)

4. overturn accidentally (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over,
definition	:	turn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)

5. hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation (verb.competition)

derivation	:	turtler,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is hunting turtles (noun.person)

derivation	:	turtler,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is hunting turtles (noun.person)