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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large sea turtle (Caretta caretta) inhabiting warm and temperate waters worldwide, having a large head with powerful jaws.
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- noun A large,
carnivorous ,marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
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