sea turtle
noun
: any of two families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) of widely distributed marine turtles that have the feet modified into paddles and that include the green turtle, leatherback, hawksbill, loggerhead, and ridley
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The development would impact the nesting of hawksbill sea turtles, Phillips said, and the area is already suffering from a failing wastewater system that leaks into the ocean and has yet to be repaired.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
To top it off, the water shelters manta rays, sea turtles, and a live reef begging to be explored.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
To top it off, the water shelters manta rays, sea turtles, and a live reef begging to be explored.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
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“Sea turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20turtle. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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