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Noun Concept
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turtle  Anatomy of turtles  Aquatic turtle  Aquatic water turtles  Calipash
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Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming WordNet 3.0
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Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Wikipedia
Reptile, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Order of reptiles characterized by a shell Wikidata
A reptile of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. OmegaWiki
Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. Wiktionary