Bastardschildkröte

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German

Etymology

From Bastard (hybrid) +‎ Schildkröte (turtle), because they were once mistakenly believed to be a hybrid of the green sea turtle and the loggerhead sea turtle.

Noun

Bastardschildkröte f (genitive Bastardschildkröte, plural Bastardschildkröten)

  1. ridley sea turtle (sea turtle of the genus Lepidochelys)

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