caouanne

French

Alternative forms

• Caouanne
• caouane

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.wan/

Noun

caouanne f (plural caouannes)

1. loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
   • 1972, Grande encyclopédie alpha de la mer, volume 8, page 2914:

     A l’instar des autres Cheloni[i]dae marins, la caouanne est parfaitement adaptée à son milieu.

     Just like other marine Cheloniidae, the loggerhead turtle is perfectly adapted to its habitat.

   • 1997, Le Courrier de la nature, numbers 161-174, page 149:

     A noter que la caouanne, Caretta caretta, semble effectivement ne plus pondre en Corse, l’espèce n’a pas complètement disparu des côtes de France où, chaque année, quelques individus sont capturés involuntairement par des engins de pêche.

     It should be noted that the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, no longer seems to lay eggs in Corsica, but the species has not completely disappeared from French coastlines where, each year, several individuals are caught unintentionally in fishing apparatus.

   • 2008, Amphibiens et reptiles, →ISBN, page 80:

     Au premier abord, la caouanne est une tortue à très grosse tête.

     At first glance, the loggerhead is a turtle with a very large head.

Synonyms

• (loggerhead turtle): caret, tortue carette

References

• “caouanne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.