sea turtle

noun

any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most of their range because of ocean pollution.

Origin of sea turtle

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby sea turtle

Seaton Valley, seatrain, sea trials, sea trout, Seattle, sea turtle, seatwork, seatworm, sea urchin, sea vegetable, Seaver

Example sentences from the Web for sea turtle

Sometimes they are so fortunate as to obtain a sea-turtle; five only were taken during the two years we were there.
A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute|Horace Holden
But I discovered soon enough that the sea-turtle was not a sea-dove, did I not?
Dr. Dumany's Wife|Mr Jkai
Tortoises or sea-turtle also are abundant, their flesh resembling veal, and there are many persons who think it much better.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11|Robert Kerr
The testudo Mydas, or sea-turtle, frequent the bays of Antigua.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous

In the sea-turtle, the union ceases a little above the ends.
Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb

单词	sea turtle
释义	sea turtle noun any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most of their range because of ocean pollution. Origin of sea turtle First recorded in 1670–80 Words nearby sea turtle Seaton Valley, seatrain, sea trials, sea trout, Seattle, sea turtle, seatwork, seatworm, sea urchin, sea vegetable, Seaver Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sea turtle Sometimes they are so fortunate as to obtain a sea-turtle; five only were taken during the two years we were there. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute\|Horace Holden But I discovered soon enough that the sea-turtle was not a sea-dove, did I not? Dr. Dumany's Wife\|Mr Jkai Tortoises or sea-turtle also are abundant, their flesh resembling veal, and there are many persons who think it much better. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11\|Robert Kerr The testudo Mydas, or sea-turtle, frequent the bays of Antigua. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)\|Anonymous In the sea-turtle, the union ceases a little above the ends. Buffalo Land\|W. E. Webb
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