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caretta caretta

 

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Noun caretta caretta has 1 sense
  1. loggerhead, loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta - very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas
    --1 is a kind of sea turtle, marine turtle
    --1 is a member of Caretta, genus Caretta

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Caretta caretta

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A species of sea turtle found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Sample Sentence: The caretta caretta is an endangered species that nests on our beaches.

Sense 2: The genus to which the loggerhead turtles belong.

Sample Sentence: Several species fall under the caretta caretta genus.


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