Bastardschildkröte

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)

Declension

Declension of Bastardschildkröte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bastardschildkröte die Bastardschildkröten
genitive einer der Bastardschildkröte der Bastardschildkröten
dative einer der Bastardschildkröte den Bastardschildkröten
accusative eine die Bastardschildkröte die Bastardschildkröten

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