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