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  • noun Any of the marine turtles, of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Originally a local word used by English-speaking fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, of unknown origin.]

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