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n Any land or marine reptile of the order (l|mul|Testudines), characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body.

n (Australia|British) A sea turtle.

n (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.

n (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.

n (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.

n (printing|historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.

v To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.

v To turn and swim upside down.

v To hunt turtles, especially in the water.

v (video games) To build up a large defense force and strike only punctually, rather than going for an offensive strategy.

n (archaic) A turtle dove.