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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
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that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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In contrast, loggerheads, with algae and barnacles clinging to their shells, have a seaweedy smell.
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Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
The island is one of the world’s prime loggerhead nesting sites and home to a growing population of greens.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
In August, a charter fisherman found Molly, an approximately 25- to 30-year-old loggerhead, trapped by commercial fishing lines tethering her to a crab trap.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
For two people who appeared, going into the meeting, to be at such loggerheads, the conviviality the two displayed, cracking jokes and offering friendly pats with one another, was surprising.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
The island is one of the world’s prime loggerhead nesting sites and home to a growing population of greens.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
In August, a charter fisherman found Molly, an approximately 25- to 30-year-old loggerhead, trapped by commercial fishing lines tethering her to a crab trap.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
For two people who appeared, going into the meeting, to be at such loggerheads, the conviviality the two displayed, cracking jokes and offering friendly pats with one another, was surprising.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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