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Definition of Caretta
1. Noun. Loggerhead turtles.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Family Chelonidae, Family Cheloniidae
Member holonyms: Caretta Caretta, Loggerhead, Loggerhead Turtle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caretta
Literary usage of Caretta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory by Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)
"Genus Caretta" Rafinesque. 1814. Caretta RAFINESQUE, Specchio Sci. (Palermo),
II, no. ... Caretta for the present genus has already been pointed out ..."
2. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1840)
"Notice of the Occurrence of a living specimen of the Testudo Caretta on the ...
1 speak with some diffidence when I call this animal the Testudo Caretta; ..."
3. Archæology of the United States by Samuel Foster Haven (1856)
"273-06 (Solid constituents . . . 91.02 Liquor sanguinis 635.92 ..... 550'80 (Solid
constituents . . . 85.12 BLOOD OF CHELONIANS. 10. Chelonia caretta ..."
4. Holidays in Tyrol by Walter White (1876)
"CHAPTER XII. A fresh Start.—Valley of the Boita.—Valle.—Wild Scenery.—Pelmo and
Antelao. —Venas.—A Caretta.—Hospitable Goldsmith.—Surprises.—Vodo. ..."
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