English noun: marine turtle | |||
1. | marine turtle (animal) any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas | ||
Synonyms | sea turtle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | turtle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, green turtle, hawkbill, hawksbill, hawksbill turtle, leatherback, leatherback turtle, leathery turtle, loggerhead, loggerhead turtle, ridley, tortoiseshell turtle | ||