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loggerhead turtle

–noun
a sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head: now greatly reduced in number.
Also called loggerhead.


Origin:
1650–60
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loggerhead turtle  
n.  A very large marine turtle (Caretta caretta) inhabiting warm ocean waters and having a large beaked head.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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