green turtle
noun
: a large usually herbivorous sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) of warm waters with a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell
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Limón, Costa Rica Search increase: 286 percent YOY What to do: See green turtles nesting in Tortuguero National Park.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
But Florida is a nesting destination for endangered or threatened sea turtles, including loggerheads, green turtles, leatherbacks and Kemp’s Ridley turtles, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Leatherback turtles nest on the early side while hard-shell sea turtles like loggerheads and green turtles nest later.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Lizard Island, for example, provides opportunities to snorkel with green turtles above giant clam gardens or dive at the famous Cod Hole.
—Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
But Florida is a nesting destination for endangered or threatened sea turtles, including loggerheads, green turtles, leatherbacks and Kemp’s Ridley turtles, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Leatherback turtles nest on the early side while hard-shell sea turtles like loggerheads and green turtles nest later.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Lizard Island, for example, provides opportunities to snorkel with green turtles above giant clam gardens or dive at the famous Cod Hole.
—Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
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“Green turtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20turtle. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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