sea turtle
noun
: any of two families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) of widely distributed marine turtles that have the feet modified into paddles and that include the green turtle, leatherback, hawksbill, loggerhead, and ridley
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The Tennessee Aquarium is home to 10,000 animals representing over 800 species of marine life, including green sea turtles, pufferfish, and penguins.
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
When a lone sea turtle washed up in a ditch in a Weekie Watchee neighborhood after Hurricane Helene, The Florida Aquarium stepped in to help.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, in the town of Apollo Beach, scientists and veterinarians have been scrambling to save thousands of at-risk coral, plus a single sea turtle already displaced once by extreme weather, and now at risk again.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Green sea turtles can be found worldwide, nesting in more than 80 countries and swimming in the coastal areas of more than 140 countries.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
When a lone sea turtle washed up in a ditch in a Weekie Watchee neighborhood after Hurricane Helene, The Florida Aquarium stepped in to help.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, in the town of Apollo Beach, scientists and veterinarians have been scrambling to save thousands of at-risk coral, plus a single sea turtle already displaced once by extreme weather, and now at risk again.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
Green sea turtles can be found worldwide, nesting in more than 80 countries and swimming in the coastal areas of more than 140 countries.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Sea turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20turtle. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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