a turtle

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"a turtle" appearances by year

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
Words for "shield" & "toad" combine to make the German name for this reptile	a turtle	$400	J	GERMAN ANIMAL NAMES	2020-05-20	#8218
Arockin Mongolia is named for its resemblance to one of these reptiles--oh yeah, I see the shell	a turtle	$400	DJ	ANIMAL ROCKS	2019-04-19	#7975
A fossilized one of these reptiles was named for Terry Pratchett--his "Discworld" rides on the back of one	a turtle	$1,600	DJ	NEW EPONYMOUS ANIMALS	2017-12-14	#7654
Up to 8 feet long & 2,000 pounds, the leatherback is the largest species of this reptile	a turtle	$800	J	REPTILES	2008-12-19	#5590
"Slow as" this reptile of the order Testudines	a turtle	$400	J	ANIMAL SIMILES	2005-06-07	#4792
The green sea type of this swims over 1,000 miles from South America to Ascension Island, in order to breed	turtle	$400	J	ZOOLOGY	2005-02-01	#4702
The leatherback is the only living species of this that has free ribs & vertebrae	turtle	$600	J	COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS	2003-06-24	#4347
Dr. Seuss' Yertle was one	turtle	$200	J	ANIMALIA	2003-06-10	#4337
It's said that a common box one of these, Terrapene carolina, lived to be around 130 years old	turtle	$600	J	REPTILES	2003-01-02	#4224
The largest freshwater species of this reptile in the U.S. is the alligator snapper	Turtle	$200	J	ANIMALS	1997-01-31	#2865
The loggerhead, this type of animal, comes ashore to lay its eggs	turtle	$200	J	AQUATIC ANIMALS	1996-05-23	#2714
The alligator snapper isn't an alligator but one of these reptiles	a turtle	$400	DJ	ANIMALS	1995-12-11	#2596
The part of the shell that covers this reptile's back is the carapace; the plastron covers the belly	a turtle	$100	J	ANIMALS	1994-03-11	#2200
The leatherback species is the largest of this group of cold-blooded animals	turtle DD	$1,500	DJ	COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS	1993-01-07	#1924
Terrapin is the common name for certain freshwater varieties of this shelled reptile	a turtle	$100	J	REPTILES	1990-10-11	#1404
Up to 7 ft. long & weighing as much as 1,200 lbs., the leatherback is the largest variety of these	a turtle	$400	J	THE ANIMAL KINGDOM	1989-02-08	#1028
The alligator snapper is a large freshwater one of these	a turtle	$200	DJ	ZOOLOGY	1988-02-23	#807

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

Words for "shield" & "toad" combine to make the German name for this reptile

a turtle

$400

GERMAN ANIMAL NAMES

2020-05-20

#8218

Arockin Mongolia is named for its resemblance to one of these reptiles--oh yeah, I see the shell

a turtle

$400

ANIMAL ROCKS

2019-04-19

#7975

A fossilized one of these reptiles was named for Terry Pratchett--his "Discworld" rides on the back of one

a turtle

$1,600

NEW EPONYMOUS ANIMALS

2017-12-14

#7654

Up to 8 feet long & 2,000 pounds, the leatherback is the largest species of this reptile

a turtle

$800

REPTILES

2008-12-19

#5590

"Slow as" this reptile of the order Testudines

a turtle

$400

ANIMAL SIMILES

2005-06-07

#4792

The green sea type of this swims over 1,000 miles from South America to Ascension Island, in order to breed

turtle

$400

ZOOLOGY

2005-02-01

#4702

The leatherback is the only living species of this that has free ribs & vertebrae

turtle

$600

COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS

2003-06-24

#4347

Dr. Seuss' Yertle was one

turtle

$200

ANIMALIA

2003-06-10

#4337

It's said that a common box one of these, Terrapene carolina, lived to be around 130 years old

turtle

$600

REPTILES

2003-01-02

#4224

The largest freshwater species of this reptile in the U.S. is the alligator snapper

Turtle

$200

ANIMALS

1997-01-31

#2865

The loggerhead, this type of animal, comes ashore to lay its eggs

turtle

$200

AQUATIC ANIMALS

1996-05-23

#2714

The alligator snapper isn't an alligator but one of these reptiles

a turtle

$400

ANIMALS

1995-12-11

#2596

The part of the shell that covers this reptile's back is the carapace; the plastron covers the belly

a turtle

$100

ANIMALS

1994-03-11

#2200

The leatherback species is the largest of this group of cold-blooded animals

turtle DD

$1,500

COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS

1993-01-07

#1924

Terrapin is the common name for certain freshwater varieties of this shelled reptile

a turtle

$100

REPTILES

1990-10-11

#1404

Up to 7 ft. long & weighing as much as 1,200 lbs., the leatherback is the largest variety of these

a turtle

$400

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

1989-02-08

#1028

The alligator snapper is a large freshwater one of these

a turtle

$200

ZOOLOGY

1988-02-23

#807