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Caretta

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n.1.a genus consisting of the loggerhead turtles.
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Noun1.Caretta - loggerhead turtlesCaretta - loggerhead turtles                  
genus Caretta
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, family Chelonidae, family Cheloniidae - green turtles; hawksbills
Caretta caretta, loggerhead turtle, loggerhead - very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
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