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loggerhead turtle

loggerhead turtle noun: a large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas.

loggerhead turtle: a large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
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Noun

loggerhead turtle (plural loggerhead turtles)

  1. A large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas

Synonyms of loggerhead turtle

Forms of loggerhead turtle

pluralloggerhead turtles

Questions about loggerhead turtle

What does loggerhead turtle mean?
Loggerhead turtle means a large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas.
What part of speech is loggerhead turtle?
Loggerhead turtle is a noun.
What is the plural of loggerhead turtle?
The plural of loggerhead turtle is loggerhead turtles.

Words near loggerhead turtle in the dictionary

  1. loggerhead musk turtles
  2. loggerhead sea turtle
  3. loggerhead sea turtles
  4. loggerhead shrike
  5. loggerhead shrikes
  6. loggerhead turtle
  7. loggerhead turtles
  8. loggerheaded
  9. loggerheads
  10. loggers
  11. logges

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