turtledom

T1U1R1T1L1E1D2O1M3

noun

The state of being a turtle, or of belonging to the world of turtles; turtles, collectively.

Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounturtledom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a turtle, or of belonging to the world of turtles; turtles, collectively.

    Kids, collectors and the pet store business are threatening turtledom.

    2004, Mary Blocksma, Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year, page 108
    2 more examples

    It does not so much impress me as an infantile beginning of life as an epitome of all the past of turtledom and of the earth.

    1854, Henry David Thoreau, "A Newly Hatched Turtle", in Bradford Torrey, ed, The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: Journal (1906), page 33

    But for a display of agility almost unparalleled in turtledom, put a small mouse in this turtle's pen, then stand back and watch.

    1996, Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett, Turtles and Tortoises: Everything About Selection, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Behavior, page 73

Origin

From turtle + -dom.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: turtledom on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.