sea turtle

US/ˈsi ˌtɝ.tl̩/

noun

Any turtle that inhabits oceans, especially of the superfamily Chelonioidea.

Similar
sea tortoisemarine turtle
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Meanings

nounsea turtle (plural sea turtles)

plural sea turtles · alternative seaturtle · alternative sea-turtle

  1. Any turtle that inhabits oceans, especially of the superfamily Chelonioidea.

    Synonyms: sea tortoise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny turtle that inhabits oceans, especially of the superfamily Chelonioidea.

Similar
sea tortoise

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas

Similar
marine turtle
Broader
turtle
Also see
sea tortoiseturtle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian мо́рска костену́рка
  • мо́рска костену́рка (mórska kostenúrka)any turtle that inhabits oceans
Catalan tortuga marina
  • tortuga marinaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Chinese Mandarin 海龜 /海龟
  • 海龜 /海龟 (hǎiguī)any turtle that inhabits oceans
Czech mořská želva
  • mořská želvaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Dutch zeeschildpad
  • zeeschildpadany turtle that inhabits oceans
Finnish merikilpikonna
  • merikilpikonnaany turtle that inhabits oceans
French tortue marine
  • tortue marineany turtle that inhabits oceans
German Meeresschildkröte
  • Meeresschildkröteany turtle that inhabits oceans
Hebrew צב ים
  • צב ים (tsáv-yám)any turtle that inhabits oceans
Hungarian tengeri teknős
  • tengeri teknősany turtle that inhabits oceans
Indonesian penyu
  • penyuany turtle that inhabits oceans
Italian tartaruga marina
  • tartaruga marinaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Japanese ウミガメ, 海亀
  • ウミガメ (umigame)any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • 海亀 (umigame)any turtle that inhabits oceans
Korean 바다거북
  • 바다거북 (badageobuk)any turtle that inhabits oceans
Latin testūdō marīna
  • testūdō marīnaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Malay penyu
  • penyuany turtle that inhabits oceans
Norwegian Bokmål havskilpadde
  • havskilpaddeany turtle that inhabits oceans
Polish żółw morski
  • żółw morskiany turtle that inhabits oceans
Portuguese tartaruga-marinha
  • tartaruga-marinhaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Russian морска́я черепа́ха
  • морска́я черепа́ха (morskája čerepáxa)any turtle that inhabits oceans
Spanish tortuga marina
  • tortuga marinaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Swahili kasa
  • kasaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Swedish havssköldpadda
  • havssköldpaddaany turtle that inhabits oceans
Thai เต่าทะเล
  • เต่าทะเลany turtle that inhabits oceans
Turkish deniz kaplumbağası
  • deniz kaplumbağasıany turtle that inhabits oceans
Vietnamese rùa biển
  • rùa biểnany turtle that inhabits oceans
Cite this entry
APA

sea turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20turtle

MLA

“sea turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20turtle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea turtle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20turtle.

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