"green turtle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green turtles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} green turtle (plural green turtles)
  1. A green sea turtle (Chelonia spp.). Categories (lifeform): Sea turtles Derived forms: Galapagos green turtle, Galápagos green turtle, green turtle soup

Inflected forms

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