turtle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tur·tle [turtle turtles] BrE [ˈtɜːtl] NAmE [ˈtɜːrtl] noun
1. (NAmE also ˈsea turtle)a large ↑reptile with a hard round shell, that lives in the sea
2. (NAmE, informal)any ↑reptile with a large shell, for example a ↑tortoise or ↑terrapin
Idiom: ↑turn turtle
See also: ↑sea turtle

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: apparently an alteration of French tortue, from medieval Latin tortuca, of uncertain origin.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  turtleneck, polo-neck, capsize, turn turtle