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Bill :: Bill (n.) A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal..

Caret :: Caret (n.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

Leatherback :: Leatherback (n.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc..

Turkle :: Turkle (n.) A turtle.

Entoplastron :: Entoplastron (n.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum.

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian..

Hypoplastron :: Hypoplastron (n.) The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyposternum.

Sea Turtle :: Sea turtle () The sea pigeon, or guillemot..

Testudinata :: Testudinata (n. pl.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates..

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.

Blade :: Blade (n.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell..

Hawkbill :: Hawkbill (n.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret..

Chelone :: Chelone (n.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc..

Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle..

Snapper :: Snapper (n.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper..

Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.

Turtlehead :: Turtlehead (n.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony..

Stinkstone :: Stinkpot (n.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk..

Turtledove :: Turtledove (n.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata)..

Flipper :: Flipper (n.) A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc..

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