green turtle
noun
: a large usually herbivorous sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell
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Record breaking green turtle nesting in Florida means more juvenile turtles in the nearshore and inshore waters of the southeastern US states.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Meals At The Other Side Guests of The Farm can also always do the five minute walk over to The Other Side for beach time, snorkeling to see the green turtles and meals in its waterfront restaurant.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Loggerhead turtles respond to heavier rainfall with smaller shells but greater weight, while green turtle hatchlings grow smaller shells without a change in body size.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
As of earlier this week, the hospital workers have treated a seasonal total of 257 live sea turtles: 214 Kemp’s ridley turtles, 39 green turtles and four loggerhead turtles.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Meals At The Other Side Guests of The Farm can also always do the five minute walk over to The Other Side for beach time, snorkeling to see the green turtles and meals in its waterfront restaurant.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Loggerhead turtles respond to heavier rainfall with smaller shells but greater weight, while green turtle hatchlings grow smaller shells without a change in body size.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
As of earlier this week, the hospital workers have treated a seasonal total of 257 live sea turtles: 214 Kemp’s ridley turtles, 39 green turtles and four loggerhead turtles.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Green turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20turtle. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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