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green turtle
(redirected from Chelonia mydas)

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green turtle: see sea turtle sea turtle, name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans. These turtles are modified for life in the ocean by having flipperlike forelimbs without toes and lightweight shells.
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The participants in the tour will also visit Tortuguero in Costa Rica, where they will see chelonia mydas turtles come up from the ocean and lay eggs.
The environmental contaminant DDE fails to influence the outcome of sexual differentiation in the marine turtle Chelonia mydas.
 
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