Caretta
See also: caretta
Translingual
editEtymology
editThe 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
editCaretta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cheloniidae – the loggerhead turtle.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Caretta caretta - sole extant species
References
edit- 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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Caretta at World Register of Marine Species