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Caretta caretta
(redirected from Loggerhead Sea Turtle)

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Noun1.Caretta caretta - very large carnivorous sea turtleCaretta caretta - very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
marine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
Caretta, genus Caretta - loggerhead turtles


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The second is the Caretta caretta, or Loggerhead sea turtle.
Scooter, a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle, was found in a canal very weak and emaciated.
In Florida, Orlando's Disney World showcased the latest figure in its "Hall of Presidents" -- Barack Obama -- while a 200-pound (91-kilogram) loggerhead sea turtle named after the popular US leader was set free in Key West.
 
 
 
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