(Zoöl.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
(Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
Alligator turtle, Box turtle ,
etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc. green turtle(Zoöl.),
a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which (Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. Turtle cowrie(Zoöl.),
a large, handsome cowrie (Cypræa testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. Turtle grass(Bot.),
a marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. Turtle shell ,
tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
