<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.</li><li>An aquatic turtle as distinguished from a terrestrial one.</li><li>A person or a turtle born under this sign.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>To catch turtles, especially as a business.</li></ul>