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turtle-crawls

turtle-crawls is the plural of turtle-crawl.

Meaning of turtle-crawl

Noun

turtle-crawl (plural turtle-crawls)

  1. An enclosure or pen in which turtles are kept.
  2. The track or trail of a turtle between its nest and the water.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) A slow or sluggish movement.

Questions about turtle-crawls

What is turtle-crawls the plural of?
Turtle-crawls is the plural of turtle-crawl.

Words near turtle-crawls in the dictionary

  1. turtle vines
  2. turtle-back
  3. turtle-backs
  4. turtle-corral
  5. turtle-crawl
  6. turtle-crawls
  7. turtle-deck
  8. turtle-dove
  9. turtle-doves
  10. turtle-egging
  11. turtle-footed

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