green turtle

green tur·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [green tur-tl]
- /grin ˈtɜr tl/
- /ɡriːn ˈtɜː.tl̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green tur-tl]
- /grin ˈtɜr tl/

Definitions of green turtle words

noun green turtle a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. 1
noun green turtle a mainly tropical edible turtle, Chelonia mydas, with greenish flesh used to prepare turtle soup: family Chelonidae 0
noun green turtle a large, edible species (Chelonia mydas, family Cheloniidae) of marine turtle 0

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Origin of green turtle

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Green turtle

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green turtle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

green turtle usage trend in Literature

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