green turtle
noun
: a large usually herbivorous sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell
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Loggerhead turtles respond to heavier rainfall with smaller shells but greater weight, while green turtle hatchlings grow smaller shells without a change in body size.
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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
As of earlier this week, the hospital workers have treated a seasonal total of 257 live sea turtles: 214 Kemp’s ridley turtles, 39 green turtles and four loggerhead turtles.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Hurricane Irma in 2017, for instance, saw 56% of green turtle nests and 24% of loggerhead turtle nests on the coast of Florida destroyed.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Spot curious sea lions and blue-footed boobies on Mosquera, land iguanas on South Plaza Island, and prowling black-tip reef sharks and green turtles off pristine-white beaches.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023
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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
As of earlier this week, the hospital workers have treated a seasonal total of 257 live sea turtles: 214 Kemp’s ridley turtles, 39 green turtles and four loggerhead turtles.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Hurricane Irma in 2017, for instance, saw 56% of green turtle nests and 24% of loggerhead turtle nests on the coast of Florida destroyed.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Spot curious sea lions and blue-footed boobies on Mosquera, land iguanas on South Plaza Island, and prowling black-tip reef sharks and green turtles off pristine-white beaches.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Green turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20turtle. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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