Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.]

(Zo["o]l.) The turtledove.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Turtle \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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)