sea turtle
noun
: any of two families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) of widely distributed marine turtles that have the feet modified into paddles and that include the green turtle, leatherback, hawksbill, loggerhead, and ridley
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Visitors can also enjoy year-round coastal adventures like sea turtle programs, tide pool talks, and kayaking around Little Tybee Island.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Visitors have the opportunity to interact with stingrays and invertebrate species, and attend educational programs that give more information on local gamefish, sharks, and sea turtles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Meet Scuba Santa at Newport Aquarium Watch as Santa swims with sharks, rays, schools of fish and a sea turtle.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
Researchers estimate that the spill also killed between 600,000 and 800,000 seabirds, as many as 167,000 sea turtles and over a thousand marine mammals like dolphins and whales.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Visitors have the opportunity to interact with stingrays and invertebrate species, and attend educational programs that give more information on local gamefish, sharks, and sea turtles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Meet Scuba Santa at Newport Aquarium Watch as Santa swims with sharks, rays, schools of fish and a sea turtle.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
Researchers estimate that the spill also killed between 600,000 and 800,000 seabirds, as many as 167,000 sea turtles and over a thousand marine mammals like dolphins and whales.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Sea turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20turtle. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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