With hundred turrets like a turribant.
Spenser.
Tur"ric*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a
tower.
{ Tur*ric"u*late (?), Tur*ric"u*la`ted (?), } a. [L. turricula small
tower, turret.] Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or
turrets; somewhat turreted.
Tur"ri*lite (?), n. [L. turris tower + Gr. &?; stone: cf. F.
turrilite.] (Paleon.) Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The
shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.
Tur`ri*tel"la (?), n. [NL., dim fr. L. turris tower.] (Zoöl.) Any
spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera.
These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many
whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral
operculum.
Tur`ri*tel"loid (?), a. [Turritella + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to,
or resembling, the turritellas.
Tur"tle (?), n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin.
Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.] (Zoöl.) The turtledove.
Tur"tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and
substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name;
cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E.
tortoise.]
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1. (Zoöl.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a
sea turtle, or chelonian.
In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called
turtles.
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator, Box, etc. —
green turtle (Zoöl.), a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having
usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued
for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle
soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and
sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (C. virgata)
inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed
principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass. — Turtle cowrie (Zoöl.), a large, handsome cowrie (Cypræa
testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied
resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. — Turtle grass (Bot.), a
marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about
the West Indies. — Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.