turkle

Noun

turtle (plural turtles)

1. (Canada, US) Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
   • A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 238

   Synonyms:

   birdling, shellpad, shield-toad

   1. (Australia, Canada, UK, US, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
2. Senses resembling a turtle in protection
   1. (historical) 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.
3. 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.
4. An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
   • Depending on which version of Logo you have, the turtle may look like an actual animal with a head and four legs or — as in Berkeley Logo — it may be represented as a triangle.1997, Brian Harvey, Computer Science Logo Style: Symbolic computing

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