Phrase Hound found 163 phrases and 30 compound words that contain turtle. The most common are listed below. Open turtle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 163
- sea-turtleAlternative form of sea turtle.
- turtle doveAny of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).
- Turtle IslandNorth America.
- Black Turtlea Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy
- green sea turtleAny of species Chelonia mydas of large sea turtles, the only species of the genus Chelonia.
- common snapping turtleChelydra serpentina, a large freshwater turtle that lives in shallow, slow-moving bodies of water with muddy bottoms.
- hawksbill turtleA sea turtle species (Eretmochelys imbricata).
- snapping turtleAny of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.
- pond turtleA turtle of the genera of the Emydidae family.
- World TurtleThe mythical giant sea turtle or tortoise that upholds the World in various cosmologies.
- soft-shell turtleAny turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.
- alligator snapping turtleA large freshwater turtle of the Eastern United States (Macrochelys temminckii).
- loggerhead turtleA large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
- turtle shipA Korean armored warship with iron spikes on its deck, chiefly known for being used in the Imjin War (1592—1598) against the Japanese by Admiral Yi Sun-sin.
- olive ridley sea turtleLepidochelys olivacea, a species of sea turtle
- musk turtleA turtle of the genus Sternotherus, endemic to North America.
- mud turtleAny of the genus Kinosternon of small aquatic turtles of the Americas.
- turtle antAny of the tree-dwelling ants of the tribe Cephalotini (genera Cephalotes and Procryptocerus).
- European pond turtleA species of terrapin, Emys orbicularis.
- Turtle IslandsA municipality of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines.
- Turtle RiverA minor city and township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.
- mock-turtlemock turtle soup
- wood turtleA turtle of the species Glyptemys insculpta, a rather large turtle usually found in wooded areas near water.
- European turtle doveA bird of the species Streptopelia turtur.
- chicken-turtleAlternative form of chicken turtle.
Compound words 30
- turtleneckA high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
- turtlebackAnything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).
- turtlesqueResembling or characteristic of turtles.
- turtletA small or baby turtle.
- turtleishResembling or reminiscent of turtles.
- TurtlemaniaEnthusiasm for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a group of fictional cartoon heroes.
- nonturtleNot of or relating to a turtle.
- turtledomThe state of being a turtle, or of belonging to the world of turtles; turtles, collectively.
- turtlerOne who fishes for turtles or tortoises.
- TurtlefordA town in Saskatchewan, Canada.