nonturtle

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adjective

Not of or relating to a turtle.

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Meanings

adjectivenonturtle (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of or relating to a turtle.

    D. Histogram comparing sizes of turtle and nonturtle fossils from EAQ.

    2007, Raymond R. Rogers, David A. Eberth, Anthony R. Fiorillo, Bonebeds: genesis, analysis, and paleobiological significance, page 348
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    For nonmarine species divergence times are poorly estimated, and in two cases the estimates are made by assuming that they occurred at the same time as the divergence of nonturtle species in the same geographic localities.

    1995, Simon Easteal, Chris Collet, David Betty, The mammalian molecular clock, page 151

    The butcher taped the lids on eight, one-quart plastic containers containing all the nonturtle blood he had, then carefully stacked them in a shopping bag and handed them to a woman at the cash register.

    2010, Christopher Moore, Bite Me: A Love Story, page 192

Origin

From non- + turtle.

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APA

nonturtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonturtle

MLA

“nonturtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonturtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonturtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonturtle.

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