| 单词 | green turtle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen turtle green turtle n. a large herbivorous sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (family Cheloniidae), found in all tropical and subtropical seas and noted for its green-coloured fat.The green turtle is much valued as a source of food. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Cheloniidae > member of genus Chelonia (green-turtle) green turtle1657 green turtle1657 calipee1796 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 4 There is a third kind, called the Green Turtle,..far excelling the other two, in wholesomnesse, and Rarenesse of taste. 1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 63 Four species of turtle are found on the shores of this island—the green-turtle, the hawk's-bill,..the logger-head, and the land-tortoise. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 9 Nov. 3/1 The sea round about the West Indies is the happiest hunting-ground for green turtle. 1952 E. Hemingway Old Man & Sea (1986) 36 He loved green turtles and hawk-bills with their elegance and speed. 2005 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 9/2 There are fewer than a million green turtles in the Caribbean today. green turtle green turtle n. various species of Chelonia, having green shells, as C. midas of the West Indies and C. virgata of the Pacific, both much esteemed as food.extracted from turtlen.2< as lemmas |
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