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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Expect to see anything from eagle rays to sea turtles and nurse sharks.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Historically, most of the data recorded has been produced by roaming sportfish like tarpon or redfish, as well as sea turtles and other shark species like blacktips, bull sharks and sandbar sharks.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Some of this trash, Ibarra predicted, could end up being ingested by Kemp’s ridley turtles, an endangered species of sea turtle that inhabits the area.
—Ivonne Valdes, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Beach life is focused on boating, shelling, hiking, fishing, and watching sea turtles hatch.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Historically, most of the data recorded has been produced by roaming sportfish like tarpon or redfish, as well as sea turtles and other shark species like blacktips, bull sharks and sandbar sharks.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Some of this trash, Ibarra predicted, could end up being ingested by Kemp’s ridley turtles, an endangered species of sea turtle that inhabits the area.
—Ivonne Valdes, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Beach life is focused on boating, shelling, hiking, fishing, and watching sea turtles hatch.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
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“Sea turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20turtle. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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