CARETTA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Loggerhead turtles

Synonyms:

Caretta; genus Caretta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Caretta" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Caretta"):

Caretta caretta; loggerhead; loggerhead turtle (very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas)

Holonyms ("Caretta" is a member of...):

Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)