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turtle2 the name turtle is an alteration (originally by English sailors) of
tortoise. The flesh of various species of the turtle is used as food, and it was traditionally regarded as a feature of civic banquets; in the late 19th century the term
turtledom was coined for aldermen as consumers of turtle-dinners.
In Terry Pratchett's
Discworld series, the world is said to be supported by four elephants carried on the back of a giant turtle; the idea of the universe supported on a turtle's back is derived from Hindu mythology.
turn turtle chiefly (of a boat) turn upside down. From turtle-hunters' flipping over turtles on to their backs to render them helpless. Used figuratively from the early 19th century for turning upside down something held to resemble a turtle in shape.
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TURTLE HARVEST REGULATIONS AIM TO MINIMIZE DECLINE OF TURTLE POPULATIONS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...other factors influencing turtle populations that are collectively...significant concern for turtles. "The loss and fragmentation...11 different species of turtles, two of which - the wood turtle and Blanding's turtles - are threatened species...
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Turtle Rescue
Magazine article from: Click; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...If anyone knew about sea turtles, it was Nana. Nana was special. "I'm a turtle trekker!" she would explain...Life is hard for little turtles. Raccoons and crabs eat turtle eggs. They eat baby turtles, too, after they hatch...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Turtles refuse to be relocated.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/17/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...midland painted turtles and a large snapping turtle, whose pink mouth...He has seen this turtle before. Since...began relocating turtles at the Morton Arboretum...daily check of the turtle traps. "These...coming back." The turtles' home is Meadow...
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 "Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin)")
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Hello, turtle.
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin); 9/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Turtles hide! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Turtles hatch. Look at a Turtle's Body Draw a line from...skin and tiny bones. * The turtles featured in this issue are: page 1, box turtle; page 2, eastern box turtle...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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TURTLES IN DECLINE; STUDY: MOST TURTLES KILLED ON ROADS ARE FEMALES.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 11/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...effects of road kill on turtle populations. "Turtles have declined, and...now, such as wood turtles." The United States...s hot spots for turtle diversity, with...important issues for turtle conservation since turtles do not adapt well...
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Turtle mending after amputation
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 9/11/2004; 700+ words
; ...fishing in areas where turtles are rising to breathe...Yesterday, the injured turtle was reported to Yokohama...surgery, Morris said, turtles "do quite well with...Morris gave the turtle antibiotics yesterday...cast lines where sea turtles are surfacing to...Officials say if a turtle ...
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TURTLES TRUE TO UE BIOLOGY PROFESSOR PART OF GLOBAL EFFORT TO RESCUE CREATURES
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 10/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...appetite. Kalb studied sea turtles for her doctoral dissertation...years, working with the Turtle Survival Alliance...to help save Asia's turtles and tortoises from extinction...her first shipment of Turtle Survival Alliance turtles a couple of years ago...
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TURTLES FIGHT CHECKUPS BEAK AND NAIL.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/31/2004; 700+ words
; ...1: Grab 200 pounds of testy turtle to drag it from a 70,000...floor." CAUTION: Do not grab turtle from behind. Surprised turtles drag divers across the tank. Instead, come face-to-face. Turtle is likely to snap, with jaws...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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TURTLE TAGGER; NASA help Brendan 'stalk' creatures he loves all over world.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 6/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...been stalking the turtles which I find so...captivating. "A Green Turtle weighs around...leads the world in turtle research. He loves his turtles so much he even...person to track turtles around the world...endangered Hawksbill Turtle. Bounty hunters...
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Sea Turtles Worth More Alive Than Dead, Says WWF
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 5/24/2004; 700+ words
; ...start to see marine turtles as a valuable asset...jobs. Tourism and turtle protection may in...harvested for food and turtles are accidentally...s seven marine turtle species are endangered...unintended catch of turtles by fishermen. WWF...technologies such as turtle excluder ...
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turtle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the rare plateless turtles of New Guinea and the marine leatherback turtle, which is encased...include several marine turtles, the green turtle (traditional ingredient...and Muhlenberg's turtles), the painted turtle, the sliders, the...
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Turtles
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...of scutes in most turtles, occurring in a regular...the leatherback sea turtle and the softshell freshwater turtles lack these horny plates...Adult American mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubum...gigantic leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea...
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turtles
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...freshwater turtles, terrapins See EMYDIDAE . 4. green turtle ( Chelonia mydas...loggerhead turtle ( Caretta caretta ); marine turtles See CHELONIIDAE . 5. common musk turtle, stinkpot ( Sternotherus...odoratus ); mud turtles, musk turtles...
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sea turtle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sea turtle name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical...leatherback is the largest of all turtles and, although a marine turtle, belongs to a separate family. All sea turtles other than the leatherback are...
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Turtle Island String Quartet
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Turtle Island String Quartet Acoustic quartet For...David Balakrishnan to form the iconoclastic Turtle Island String Quartet. Summer no longer...the distinction between highbrow and low, Turtle Island String Quartet has been credited...
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