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turtle-backnoun	Alternative form of turtleback. [Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).]
turtleshellnoun	Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turtle, shell.: The shell of a turtle
turtlernoun	One who fishes for turtles or tortoises.
shellnoun	A hard external covering of an animal.
trunkbacknoun	(dated) The leatherback.
tortoise-shellnoun	Alternative form of tortoiseshell. [The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.]
tortoise shellnoun	The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
tortlenoun	Obsolete form of turtle. [(zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.]
turtlenoun	(zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
box turtlenoun	A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.
thornbacknoun	The thornback ray or thornback skate (Raja clavata), a species of ray in the Atlantic Ocean.
turtnoun	(informal) A turtle.
softshell turtlenoun	Alternative form of soft-shell turtle. [Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.]
softshellnoun	(uncountable) A layered synthetic fabric used for weatherproof sportswear.
soft-shelled turtlenoun	Alternative form of soft-shell turtle. [Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.]
box-turtlenoun	Alternative form of box turtle. [A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.]
turtlingnoun	(games, card games, computer games) A defensive strategy of avoiding conflict, by maintaining strong defense and little to no offense, while remaining in a fixed position.
soft-shell turtlenoun	Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.
saddlebacknoun	A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
elephantbacknoun	The back of an elephant.