Caretta

See also: caretta

Translingual

Etymology

The generic epithet was copied from the specific epithet, coined by Carl Linnaeus from French caret (“hawksbill or loggerhead turtle”), from Spanish carey (“hawksbill turtle”).

Proper noun

Caretta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cheloniidae – the loggerhead turtle.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata - subclass; Testudines - order; Cryptodira - suborder; Chelonioidea - superfamily; Cheloniidae - family; Carettinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Caretta caretta - sole extant species

References

• Caretta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caretta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Caretta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Caretta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Caretta at AnimalBase
• Caretta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Caretta at World Register of Marine Species