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nonturtle

nonturtle adjective: not of or relating to a turtle.

Adjective

nonturtle (not comparable)

  1. Not of or relating to a turtle.
    • For nonmarine species divergence times are poorly estimated, and in two cases the estimates are made by assuming that they occurred at the same time as the divergence of nonturtle species in the same geographic localities.1995, Simon Easteal, Chris Collet, David Betty, The mammalian molecular clock, page 151
    • D. Histogram comparing sizes of turtle and nonturtle fossils from EAQ.2007, Raymond R. Rogers, David A. Eberth, Anthony R. Fiorillo, Bonebeds: genesis, analysis, and paleobiological significance, page 348

Origin of nonturtle

From non- + turtle.

Questions about nonturtle

What does nonturtle mean?
Nonturtle means not of or relating to a turtle.
What part of speech is nonturtle?
Nonturtle is an adjective.

Words near nonturtle in the dictionary

  1. nontuple
  2. nonturbiditic
  3. nonturbulence
  4. nonturbulent
  5. nonturreted
  6. nonturtle
  7. nontutor
  8. nontutored
  9. nontutorial
  10. nontutors
  11. nontwin

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