world turtle

noun

The mythical giant sea turtle or tortoise that upholds the World in various cosmologies.

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Meanings

world turtle1

nounworld turtle (plural world turtles)

plural world turtles

  1. Alternative letter-case form of World Turtle

World Turtle2

nounWorld Turtle (plural World Turtles)

plural World Turtles · alternative world turtle

  1. The mythical giant sea turtle or tortoise that upholds the World in various cosmologies.

    In the underworld beneath the lid on the back of the world turtle, where the god Batara Kala and the goddess Setesuyara lived, there was perpetual darkness.

    1970, Hubert Sieben, Ian Fraser Grant, Bali: Morning of the World, page 6

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鰲 /鳌
  • 鰲 /鳌 (áo)a mythical giant turtle
Hindi अकूपार
  • अकूपार (akūpār)a mythical giant turtle
Ukrainian Світова черепаха
  • Світова черепаха (Svitova čerepaxa)a mythical giant turtle
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APA

world turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20turtle

MLA

“world turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20turtle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “world turtle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world%20turtle.

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