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green turtle
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green turtle
n.
A large marine turtle (Chelonia mydas) having greenish flesh that is prized as food, especially in turtle soup.
green turtle
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a mainly tropical edible turtle, Chelonia mydas, with greenish flesh used to prepare turtle soup: family Chelonidae
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Noun1.green turtle - large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soupgreen turtle - large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup
Chelonia mydas
marine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
Chelonia, genus Chelonia - green turtles
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