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turtle
noun as in reptile
Strongest match
Weak match
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The lizards bowed, followed by the turtles and the frogs.
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A snapping turtle emerges and settles a few feet away.
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Walking in New York City, he noted a basket of living turtles “dry as a heap of old bones in the sun.”
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The green turtle is no longer endangered, it said, citing "decades of sustained conservation action" that saw its population recover by 28 percent since the 1970s.
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The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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