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. turn turtle capsize. turtle-neck 1 a high close-fitting neck on a knitted garment. 2 US = polo-neck.
[ app. alt. of tortue: see TORTOISE ]