green turtle

noun

: a large usually herbivorous sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell

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Hurricane Irma in 2017, for instance, saw 56% of green turtle nests and 24% of loggerhead turtle nests on the coast of Florida destroyed. —

Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024 Spot curious sea lions and blue-footed boobies on Mosquera, land iguanas on South Plaza Island, and prowling black-tip reef sharks and green turtles off pristine-white beaches. —

Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023 Something identifiable in the air Liam Whitmore is a zoologist and conservationist who studies green turtles. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 May 2023 Endangered loggerhead, hawksbill, and green turtles still make their home in the national park. —

Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for green turtle