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Green turtle — Green Green (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Greener} (gr[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr[ u]n, Dan. & Sw. gr[ o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
green turtle — Turtle Tur tle, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
green turtle — n. a large, edible species (Chelonia mydas, family Cheloniidae) of marine turtle … English World dictionary
Green turtle — Chelonia redirects here. It is also the name of the superorder uniting turtles, tortoises and terrapins (Testudines) with the proto turtle Australochelys.Taxobox name = Green Turtle| status = EN status system = iucn2.3 image caption = Chelonia… … Wikipedia
Green Turtle Club Resort & Marina — (Green Turtle Cay,Багамcкие острова) Категория отеля: Адрес: Green Turtle C … Каталог отелей
Green Turtle Cay — is an island in the Bahamas. It is located in the Abaco Out Islands and is convert|3|mi|km long and 1/2 mile wide. It was named after the abundance of green turtles that inhabited the area. The population of the island is about 450 and its main… … Wikipedia
Green Turtle Key — Green Turtle Key, so v.w. Green Key … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
green turtle — green′ tur′tle n. ram a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup … From formal English to slang
Green Turtle Cay — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Green Turtle Cay Country and Admin Code BS.28 BS … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
green turtle — noun large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup • Syn: ↑Chelonia mydas • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia … Useful english dictionary
