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Loggerhead :: Loggerhead (n.) A very large marine turtle (Thalassochelys caretta, / caouana), common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape Cod; -- called also logger-headed turtle..

Sea Turtle :: Sea turtle () The sea pigeon, or guillemot..

Bill :: Bill (n.) A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal..

Turtling :: Turtling (n.) The act, practice, or art of catching turtles..

Flipper :: Flipper (n.) A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc..

Carapace :: Carapace (n.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals..

Dicynodont :: Dicynodont (n.) One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus Dicynodon, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India..

Turtle :: Turtle (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian..

Snapper :: Snapper (n.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper..

Turtle-shell :: Turtle-shell (n.) The turtle cowrie.

Hawkbill :: Hawkbill (n.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret..

Beak :: Beak (n.) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles..

Pluroderes :: Pluroderes (n. pl.) A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example..

Painted :: Painted (a.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting..

Calipash :: Calipash (n.) A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle..

Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.

Turtle-footed :: Turtle-footed (a.) Slow-footed.

Hyosternal :: Hyosternal (a.) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.

Plastron :: Plastron (n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.

Testudinata :: Testudinata (n. pl.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates..

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