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green turtle
noun
- a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
green turtle
noun
- a mainly tropical edible turtle, Chelonia mydas, with greenish flesh used to prepare turtle soup: family Chelonidae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of green turtle1
First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences
Very fortunately for us, it was the time of the year when the green turtle deposits its eggs.
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The green turtle's egg is about the size of a walnut, with a white skin like parchment that you can tear, but not break.
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"Hold on, you fellows from Green Turtle Key," he said, as they began to move away with the crowd.
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The plates were again removed and soup brought on, a clear steaming amber-green turtle, and with it crisp wheat rolls.
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It was a turtle of the species Midas, the edible green turtle, so called from the colour both of its shell and fat.
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