sea turtle
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2.5
- noun
- /siː ˈtɜːr.təl/
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tortuga marina
- During our visit to the beach, we spotted a sea turtle nesting in the sand early in the morning.
- sea turtle landings
- sea turtle sighting
- sea turtle species
Yes, and a leather back sea turtle can take down your circus cruise.
- Yes, and a leather back sea turtle can take down your circus cruise.
Examples
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Just this morning they released a green sea turtle back into the wild.
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In the marine realm, the plight of the whales, sea turtles, and seabirds is widely known.
Academic text (1992) -
I want you to encourage the baby sea turtle on his journey to the ocean.
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Now I wish also to show a few examples of sea turtle navigation.
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I'm talking about a sea turtle in the wild.
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We're just making the world a little safer for the sea turtle.
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I'd like to report some sea turtle eggs outside of my house.
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Some of the first studies of light pollution were about sea turtles, and it's often that story that most people have heard.
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International conservation efforts are aimed at preventing the extinction of sea turtles and helping populations to recover.
Academic text (1994) -
And in their latest mission, they've gone to Cape Verde to protect sea turtles from poachers with the help of dogs.
Synonyms
A large sea animal with a hard shell and flippers that lives in warm oceans
How Aquatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a turtle that lives in the sea' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sea' (large body of saltwater) with 'turtle' (shelled reptile); it is a literal compound describing habitat. This noun+noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name sea turtle gives a simple picture: a turtle that lives in the sea and swims with flat flippers instead of normal feet. So it means 'a large turtle that lives in the ocean'.