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2025
Black_Turtle
Black Turtle
English
Proper noun
Black
Turtle
(
astronomy
)
a
Chinese
constellation
making up
one
of the Four Symbols of
Chinese
astronomy
(
Chinese culture
)
a
symbol
of the
element
of
water
and
direction
north
,
typically
depicted
as a
turtle
entwined
with a
snake
Synonyms
Black Turtle of the North
Black Tortoise
Xuanwu
Hsüan-wu
Etymology
From
Chinese
玄武
(
Xuánwǔ
)
(
lit.
"Dark Warrior") + the primary animal representing it.
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