n.1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, and having flippers or webbed toes used in swimming.
2 the flesh of the turtle, esp. used for soup.
3 Computing a directional cursor in a computer graphics system which can be instructed to move around a screen.
Phrases and idioms:
turn turtle capsize. turtle-neck
1. a high close-fitting neck on a knitted garment.
2 US polo-neck.
Etymology: app. alt. of tortue: see TORTOISE