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Loggerhead

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duncenounAn unintelligent person.
knuckleheadnoun(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
boneheadnoun(slang) Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
lunkheadnoun(derogatory, informal, originally US) A fool or idiot.
dunderheadnoun(somewhat dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
numskullnoun(derogatory) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
hammerheadnounAny shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
muttonheadnoun(British, slang) A stupid or foolish person.
loggerhead turtlenounA large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
caretta carettanounvery large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas
blockheadnoun(colloquial) A stupid person.

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blockheadnoun(colloquial) A stupid person.
dunderheadnoun(somewhat dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
knuckleheadnoun(slang, derogatory) An idiot; a stupid or inept person.
numskullnoun(derogatory) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
duncenounAn unintelligent person.
lunkheadnoun(derogatory, informal, originally US) A fool or idiot.
boneheadnoun(slang) Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
muttonheadnoun(British, slang) A stupid or foolish person.
shitheadnoun(countable, derogatory, offensive, slang) A stupid or contemptible person.
hammerheadnounAny shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
loggerhead turtlenounA large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
caretta carettanounvery large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas
turtlesnoun(UK, rhyming slang) Gloves.
migratory(of birds, etc) Migrating.
turtlenoun(zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
shrikenounAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
carettanounloggerhead turtles
hatchlingsnounA newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.
shrikesnounAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

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