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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Scuba diving is a particularly popular activity across the island, with the sparkling waters of Sainte-Marie playing host to marine creatures including parrotfish, triggerfish and even sea turtles.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Protecting Florida’s iconic sea turtles goes hand-in-hand with fighting plastic waste, a key initiative of the sea turtle license plate program.
—Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Florida, for example, has raised millions of dollars for sea turtle research through its specialty plate program, and California’s whale tail plate has supported coastal conservation initiatives for years.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Along the causeway that borders both a freshwater pond and a tidal marsh and on the park’s branching nature trails, guests can spot more than 300 winged species—and perhaps glimpse alligators or sea turtles too.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Protecting Florida’s iconic sea turtles goes hand-in-hand with fighting plastic waste, a key initiative of the sea turtle license plate program.
—Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Florida, for example, has raised millions of dollars for sea turtle research through its specialty plate program, and California’s whale tail plate has supported coastal conservation initiatives for years.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Along the causeway that borders both a freshwater pond and a tidal marsh and on the park’s branching nature trails, guests can spot more than 300 winged species—and perhaps glimpse alligators or sea turtles too.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Sea turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20turtle. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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