green turtle

noun

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.

Origin of green turtle

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby green turtle

green stuff, green sulfur bacteria, green tax, green tea, green thumb, green turtle, green vegetable, green verditer, green vitriol, green with envy, green woodpecker

Example sentences from the Web for green turtle

  • As I recall, there were only two great passions in your uncle's life—Japanese art and green-turtle soup.

    Lady Larkspur |Meredith Nicholson

  • They also saw some green-turtle in the sea and one alligator.

    A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland |William Dampier

  • In the sea we saw some green-turtle, a pretty many sharks, and abundance of water-snakes of several sorts and sizes.

    A Voyage to New Holland |William Dampier

British Dictionary definitions for green turtle

green turtle

noun

a mainly tropical edible turtle, Chelonia mydas, with greenish flesh used to prepare turtle soup: family Chelonidae