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Beak :: Beak (n.) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles..

Painted :: Painted (a.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting..

Epiplastron :: Epiplastron (n.) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Turtledove :: Turtledove (n.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate..

Turkle :: Turkle (n.) A turtle.

Loggerhead :: Loggerhead (n.) A very large marine turtle (Thalassochelys caretta, / caouana), common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape Cod; -- called also logger-headed turtle..

Trionyx :: Trionyx (n.) A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle..

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..

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) The turtledove.

Nest :: Nest (n.) Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared..

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..

Sea Turtle :: Sea turtle () Any one of several very large species of chelonians having the feet converted into paddles, as the green turtle, hawkbill, loggerhead, and leatherback. They inhabit all warm seas..

Chelonia :: Chelonia (n. pl.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix..

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