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Definition of Marine turtle
1. Noun. Any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas.
Generic synonyms: Turtle
Specialized synonyms: Chelonia Mydas, Green Turtle, Caretta Caretta, Loggerhead, Loggerhead Turtle, Ridley, Eretmochelys Imbricata, Hawkbill, Hawksbill, Hawksbill Turtle, Tortoiseshell Turtle, Dermochelys Coriacea, Leatherback, Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marine Turtle
Literary usage of Marine turtle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1842)
"Portions of the carapace and plastron, and bones of the extremities of a large
species of marine turtle, some of them indicating individuals with a carapace ..."
2. A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands by Barry Boyce (2004)
"In the water, the head of a marine turtle will break the surface from time ...
Where To See Them: The marine turtle can be seen mating during the later part ..."
3. Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex: Containing a General View of the by Gideon Algernon Mantell (1827)
"6, PI. vii. also bears a greater affinity to the shoulder-bones of a marine
turtle, than to those of a land or fresh-water species, a. is the coracoid ..."
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