Black Turtle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mandarin 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, literally “Dark Warrior”) + the primary animal representing it.
Proper noun[edit]
- (astronomy) a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy
- (Chinese culture, Chinese mythology) a symbol of the element of water and direction north, typically depicted as a turtle entwined with a snake