Definition of Caretta caretta

1. Noun. Very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas.

Exact synonyms: Loggerhead, Loggerhead Turtle
Generic synonyms: Marine Turtle, Sea Turtle
Group relationships: Caretta, Genus Caretta

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caretta Caretta

Carduelis cannabina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis cucullata
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis spinus
Carduus
Carduus crispus
Carduus nutans
Care Bear
Care Bears
Care Sunday
Carelian
Caren
Caretta
Caretta caretta
Carew
Carex
Carex arenaria
Carex pseudocyperus
Carey
Carey Coombs murmur
Caria
Cariama
Cariama cristata
Cariamidae
Carian
Carians
Carib
Carib Indian

Literary usage of Caretta caretta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John van Denburgh (1922)
"... shell enter the water as soon as hatched. The foo consists mostly of marine plants. Genus 57. caretta caretta RAFINESQUE, Specchio Se!. (Palmero), Vol. ..."

2. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1915)
"... kempi and caretta caretta; the last figure in the previous data given above for each of these species was obtained, with the blood of a specimen which ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2005)
"... loggerhead (caretta caretta) and baula, or leatherback, turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). The Gandoca section is accessed from the road to Sixaola. ..."

4. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Sixty days later, the baby loggerhead turtles (caretta caretta) that have survived fire ants and raccoons scurry to the sea to begin their ancient-ongoing ..."

5. United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective by Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer (2001)
"Loggerhead turtles, caretta caretta, also occur, as do several species of seasnake (Brown 1987). Thirteen Important Bird Areas (see glossary), ..."

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