Phrase guide

sea turtle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈsi ˌtɝ.tl̩/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any turtle that inhabits oceans, especially of the superfamily Chelonioidea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sea tortoise

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marine turtle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: turtle

Narrower terms: green turtle, Chelonia mydas, loggerhead, loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, ridley, hawksbill turtle, hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, leatherback turtle, leatherback, leathery turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bau Bidayuh: ponyu — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Central Bikol: pawikan — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Bulgarian: мо́рска костену́рка (mórska kostenúrka) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Catalan: tortuga marina — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海龜 /海龟 (hǎiguī) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Czech: mořská želva — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Dutch: zeeschildpad — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Finnish: merikilpikonna — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • French: tortue marine — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Galician: tartaruga mariña — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • German: Meeresschildkröte — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Hebrew: צב ים (tsáv-yám) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Hungarian: tengeri teknős — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Indonesian: penyu — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Italian: tartaruga marina — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Japanese: ウミガメ (umigame) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Japanese: 海亀 (umigame) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Kashmiri: کرٕٛم — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Korean: 바다거북 (badageobuk) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Latin: testūdō marīna — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Malay: penyu — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Classical Nahuatl: chīmalmichin — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Navajo: táłtłʼááh chʼééh digháhii — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havskilpadde — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: havskjelpadde — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Polish: żółw morski — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Portuguese: tartaruga-marinha — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Puyuma: penu — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Russian: морска́я черепа́ха (morskája čerepáxa) — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Slovene: morska želva — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Spanish: tortuga marina — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Swahili: kasa — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Swedish: havssköldpadda — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Tausug: payukan — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Thai: เต่าทะเล — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Turkish: deniz kaplumbağası — any turtle that inhabits oceans
  • Vietnamese: rùa biển — any turtle that inhabits oceans