Caretta
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See also: caretta
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Caretta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cheloniidae – the loggerhead turtle.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (genus): Caretta caretta - sole extant species
References[edit]
- 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Caretta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Caretta at World Register of Marine Species