turtle
nounHow many syllables in turtle?
There are 2 syllables in the word turtle.How to pronounce turtle:
Definition of turtle:
- turtle (noun):
- any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.
- any of an order (testudines synonym chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn
Synonyms for turtle:
box tortoise
box turtle
carapace
chelonian
chelonian reptile
chrysemys picta
cuticle
marine turtle
mud turtle
painted terrapin
painted tortoise
painted turtle
pancake turtle
plastron
polo-neck
pseudemys concinna
pseudemys rubriventris
pseudemys scripta
red-bellied terrapin
red-bellied turtle
redbelly
river cooter
sea turtle
shell
shield
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