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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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By 2020, China and the United States were at loggerheads and in the midst of a trade war.
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Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Earlier this year, Jacksonville Today reported that homeowners in American Beach, Florida, planned to sue Nassau County officials in an attempt to protect loggerhead and green sea turtle hatchlings from beach drivers on the area’s popular dunes.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Traveling to monitor loggerhead turtle nests, work with researchers to catch and mark bats, watch for more than 300 bird species, and sail on riverways with healthy populations of river otters, alligators, and occasional flamingos might suggest going to Costa Rica, Panama, or Colombia.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Now, Mischief the 140-pound loggerhead sea turtle is back in the wild.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Earlier this year, Jacksonville Today reported that homeowners in American Beach, Florida, planned to sue Nassau County officials in an attempt to protect loggerhead and green sea turtle hatchlings from beach drivers on the area’s popular dunes.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Traveling to monitor loggerhead turtle nests, work with researchers to catch and mark bats, watch for more than 300 bird species, and sail on riverways with healthy populations of river otters, alligators, and occasional flamingos might suggest going to Costa Rica, Panama, or Colombia.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Now, Mischief the 140-pound loggerhead sea turtle is back in the wild.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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