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

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 Encyclopedia of Life
Caretta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Caretta at World Register of Marine Species

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