noun
very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
• Syn: ↑loggerhead, ↑Caretta caretta
• Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta
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nounsee loggerhead 2
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a sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head: now greatly reduced in number. Also called loggerhead.
[1650-60]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.