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Definition of Tortoiseshell turtle
1. Noun. Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell.
Generic synonyms: Marine Turtle, Sea Turtle
Group relationships: Eretmochelys, Genus Eretmochelys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tortoiseshell Turtle
Literary usage of Tortoiseshell turtle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Negro in the New World by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1910)
"... the working of phosphates, the capture of Green turtle and
Hawk's-bill (tortoiseshell) turtle on the rocks and in the shoal water to the
north-east of ..."
2. Modern Mexico by Robert Joseph MacHugh (1914)
"Several varieties of turtle frequent the coasts and lagoons for breeding purposes,
where the capture of the green and the tortoiseshell turtle forms the ..."
3. The Official Catalogue of the Exhibits: With Introductory Notices of the ... (1888)
"Bêche-de-mer, keema, agar, pearls, tortoiseshell, turtle eggs, sharks' fins,
sponges, oysters. SWAMP PRODUCE. ..."
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