sea turtles

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of sea turtle.
  sea turtle

  noun

  any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most of their range because of ocean pollution.

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sea turtles

There, locals take 4x4s to rest on pristine beaches where sea turtles nest and sheep graze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Staff are currently planning to build a special turtle rescue centre to care for any more sea turtles found cold-stunned around the Welsh coast.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"Oil contamination in the Hallaniyat Islands threatens coral reefs, seagrass meadows and coastal habitats that support endangered sea turtles, migratory seabirds and marine mammals," Noelle said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

A report from Earthjustice estimates that expanded oil drilling in California could threaten five marine species including humpback whales, sea otters, leatherback sea turtles, marbled murrelets and wild salmon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

The rest of the movie, you share snacks with Lucy, rolling your eyes together at a cringey line, whispering about sea turtles and climate change.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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