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• The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.From the entry pinger
• People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.From the entry lump
• Some turtles use their claw flutter as a means of communication, particularly in mating.From the entry flutter
• On his first dive, Ralph got really narced, and thought he was turning into a sea turtle.From the entry narced
• People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, but in fact they are different creatures.From the entry lump together
• As soon as he entered the haunted house, he turtled down into his jacket.From the entry turtle down
• Sea turtles return to their natal beaches to nest.From the entry natal
• Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs.From the entry elongate
• Long believed to be extinct, the purple-bellied speckled turtle was sighted for the first time in living memory in a remote pasture near Chicago.From the entry in living memory
• Some species of turtles are fucivores.From the entry fucivore
• We got a small turtle with wings, could be a great investment opportunity.” “Excuse me, gentlemen.”2021 December 16, Trey Parker, “South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID” (29:23 from the start), in South Park, spoken by Fire Chief…. From the entry moon
• This bale of turtles is the last of the original group to be released.2021 June 21, Allen Brewer, “Turtle update: Last seven rescued sea turtles will be released on Thursday”, in WLOX, archived from the…. From the entry bale
• You can turtle with a crossbow but you're wide open after every shot.2021 April 12, the_3rdist, “What is your all time favourite themed runs?”, in reddit.com. From the entry greatbow
• As we scan the Gaelian shore we see large side-necked turtles sunning themselves.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 29. From the entry side-necked turtle
• Or that pet turtle the clerk in that exotic pet store had told her was unkillable.2017, Erzabet Bishop, Mallory's Mark, →ISBN. From the entry black thumb
• Others were more political: “Keep Your Tiny Hands Off The EPA.” One simply read: “I like turtles.”2017 April 24, Sharon Guynup, “The March for Science makes its stand: ‘There is no Planet B’”, in Mongabay, archived from the original on…. From the entry I like turtles
• The crab spider of South America feeds mostly on turtle ants.2016, Mark E. Lasbury, The Realization of Star Trek Technologies, Springer, page 38. From the entry turtle ant
• Penghu thus had become an important conservation area for sea turtles.2016 August 3, Jou-Ting (王柔婷) Wang, 陳顯坤 [Chen Hsien-Kun], “澎湖沙灘綠蠵龜孵化 志工守候記錄 [Green sea turtles hatch in Penghu first time in 12 yrs.]”, in…. From the entry wangan
• Penghu's Wangan Township is Taiwan's first place which established protected hatching areas for green sea turtles.2016 August 3, Jou-Ting (王柔婷) Wang, 陳顯坤 [Chen Hsien-Kun], “澎湖沙灘綠蠵龜孵化 志工守候記錄 [Green sea turtles hatch in Penghu first time in 12 yrs.]”, in…. From the entry wangan
• In the times of Soini's arrival, the arrau turtle was a real rarity.2013, Matti Salo, Anders Sirén, Risto Kalliola, Diagnosing Wild Species Harvest: Resource Use and Conservation, page 122. From the entry arrau turtle
• No heartbeat thoomed unmirrored in the chest of the youngest baby pelican or the oldest arctic turtle.2013, Josh Wagner, Deadwind Sea. From the entry thoom
• The San Diego Freeway traffic is as slow as a bale of turtles.2011, Marla Martenson, Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, Bettie Youngs Books. From the entry bale
• The species he concentrated on was Cephalotes atratus, a slate-black “turtle ant” with a flattened body.2010, Mark W. Moffett, Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, University of California Press, page 137. From the entry turtle ant
• Several genera of crocodiles, gavialids, and turtles evolved from Mesozoic stock.2007, Thomas T. Veblen, Austin Kenneth R. Young, Antony R. Orme, The Physical Geography of South America, page 39. From the entry gavialid
• Since childhood, I had given up giraffedom to become a turtle, or maybe a miniature antelope.1999, Mark Sumner, The Vampires of Vermont, page 15. From the entry giraffedom
• Thus, the lungs of all turtles, tortoises, monitor lizards, and crocodiles are multicameral lungs.1989, D. B. Wake, G. Roth, Complex Organismal Functions: Integration and Evolution in Vertebrates. From the entry multicameral
• Peter had four barramundi and Rosie had three turtles, a possum and a fat file snake.1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, published 1995, page 259. From the entry file snake
• Turtle and log explode in a gigantic, echoing splash that coincides with the BLAOW! of the gun.1981, Katie Letcher Lyle, Dark But Full of Diamonds, page 34. From the entry blaow
• He had forgotten to tell Willie and Ara to detrap the hulk of the turtle boat.1970, Ernest Hemingway, Islands in the Stream. From the entry detrap
• She smiled as she looked at the clay turtle on her mantel.1955, Elizabeth K. Lawson, “Dean's-eye View”, in Educational Horizons, volume 34, number 2, page 147. From the entry turtlesque
• The VSCO girl not only looks bright and beach-ready — she also radiates with a desire to “save the turtles.”2019 August 30, Becky Hughes, “What Does VSCO Think About the ‘VSCO Girls’?”, in The New York Times. From the entry VSCO girl
• The remora tightly attaches itself to a turtle, and the remora and its "catch" are then hauled ashore.2018, Dagmar Fertl, André M. Landry, “Remoras”, in Bernd Würsig, J. G. M. Thewissen, Kit M. Kovacs, editors, Encyclopedia of Marine…. From the entry remora
• Among the archipelago's ecological attractions are turtles and avians.2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Travel Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 310. From the entry green turtle
• The consensus was that the thing was indecent, and it had to be abridged, Bobbitted, turtled, so to speak.2007, Karen Kendall, Fit to be Tied, page 46. From the entry bobbitt

Meaning of turtle

1. noun Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
2. noun A marine reptile of that order.
3. noun Senses resembling a turtle in protection.

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How do you use turtle in a sentence?

Turtle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.”

What is a short sentence with turtle?

“Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs.”

What does turtle mean?

Turtle means any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.