green turtle

green turtle

n.

A large marine turtle (Chelonia mydas) having greenish flesh that is prized as food, especially in turtle soup.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

green 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