tortle

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A form of turtle — Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

nountortle (plural tortles)

plural tortles

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of turtle.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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