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)
- 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 |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Bastardschildkröte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Bastardschildkröten on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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