Meanings
nounloggerhead turtle (plural loggerhead turtles)
plural loggerhead turtles
- A large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
Synonyms: loggerhead sea turtle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
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nounvery large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
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loggerheadCaretta caretta
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sea turtlemarine turtle
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian каре́та
- каре́та (karéta)Caretta caretta
Catalan tortuga babaua, tortuga careta
- tortuga babauaCaretta caretta
- tortuga caretaCaretta caretta
Finnish valekarettikilpikonna
- valekarettikilpikonnaCaretta caretta
German Unechte Karettschildkröte
- Unechte KarettschildkröteCaretta caretta
Hungarian álcserepesteknős
- álcserepesteknősCaretta caretta
Norwegian Bokmål glattkarett
- glattkarettCaretta caretta
Polish karetta
- karettaCaretta caretta
Portuguese tartaruga-cabeçuda
- tartaruga-cabeçudaCaretta caretta
Spanish caguama
- caguamaCaretta caretta
Cite this entry
APA
loggerhead turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggerhead%20turtle
MLA
“loggerhead turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggerhead%20turtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loggerhead turtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggerhead%20turtle.
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