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Noun: loggerhead turtle
  1. Very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
    "The loggerhead turtle came ashore to lay its eggs";
    - loggerhead, Caretta caretta

Derived forms: loggerhead turtles

Type of: marine turtle, sea turtle

Part of: Caretta, genus Caretta

Encyclopedia: Loggerhead turtle