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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

reptile, reptilian go
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

anapsid, anapsid reptile go
primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull

chelonian, chelonian reptile go
a reptile of the order Chelonia

turtle
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

noun.animal

11 Subcategories

sea turtle, marine turtle go
any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers
snapping turtle go
large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
mud turtle go
bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America
terrapin go
any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly, Pseudemys rubriventris go
freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
slider, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta go
freshwater turtle of United States and South America
cooter, river cooter, Pseudemys concinna go
large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
box turtle, box tortoise go
chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America
painted turtle, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, Chrysemys picta go
freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings
tortoise go
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs
soft-shelled turtle, pancake turtle go
voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin