loggerhead

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a person considered unintelligent or foolish, or to a large carnivorous sea turtle found in warm open seas.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, имеющее два различных значения: может обозначать неумного или глупого человека, либо крупную плотоядную морскую черепаху, обитающую в теплых открытых морях.

1. Stupid person C1 informal

   A person considered to be foolish or unintelligent.

   • Don't be such a loggerhead; think before you act.
   • He called his opponent a loggerhead during the argument.
   • Only a loggerhead would ignore such obvious evidence.

   🇷🇺Глупец

   Synonyms: blockheadboobydoltduncefoolnincompoopnumskullsimpleton

   Antonyms: geniusintellectsage

2. Sea turtle B2 formal scientific

   A very large carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) with a broad head, found in warm open seas.

   • Loggerhead turtles are known for their long migrations.
   • The loggerhead is an endangered species in many parts of the world.
   • Scientists track loggerhead populations to study their breeding habits.

   🇷🇺Морская черепаха

• loggerheads plural form
• loggerheads' possessive plural form
• loggerhead's possessive singular form