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CARETTA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Loggerhead turtles

Synonyms:

Caretta; genus Caretta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Caretta" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Caretta"):

Caretta caretta; loggerhead; loggerhead turtle (very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas)

Holonyms ("Caretta" is a member of...):

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)

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