Caretta

noun
Ca·​ret·​ta | \ kəˈretə\

Definition of Caretta

: a genus of marine turtles (family Chelonidae) comprising all the loggerhead turtles or in some classifications solely the common loggerhead (C. caretta)

History and Etymology for Caretta

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from French caret “loggerhead turtle,” borrowed from Spanish carey “hawksbill turtle,” perhaps of Arawakan origin

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