loggerhead
31loggerhead — log·ger·head …
32loggerhead — n. 1 an iron instrument with a ball at the end heated for melting pitch etc. 2 any of various large headed animals, esp. a turtle (Caretta caretta) or shrike (Lanius ludovicianus). 3 archaic a blockhead or fool. Phrases and idioms: at loggerheads …
33loggerhead shrike — noun Date: 1811 a large headed gray shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) of North America with a black mask around the eyes …
34loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * …
35loggerhead turtle — noun A large, carnivorous, marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas …
36loggerhead shrike — log′gerhead shrike′ n. orn a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask • Etymology: 1805–15, amer …
37loggerhead turtle — log′gerhead tur′tle n. ram a large sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head and a rounded carapace • Etymology: 1650–60 …
38loggerhead shrike — noun a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes • Syn: ↑Lanius lucovicianus • Hypernyms: ↑shrike • Member Holonyms: ↑Lanius, ↑genus Lanius * * * noun …
39loggerhead sponge — noun : a massive sponge (Spheciospongia vespera) of the West Indies and Florida that attains a weight of 700 pounds but is of little commercial importance …
40USS Loggerhead (SS-374) — USS Loggerhead (SS 374), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the loggerhead, Caretta caretta , a very large, carnivorous sea turtle common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.… …
