| Subject | French | English |
| reptil. | caouane caret | loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) |
| reptil. | caouane caret | red-brown loggerhead (Caretta caretta) |
| reptil. | caouanne caret | loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) |
| reptil. | caouanne caret | red-brown loggerhead (Caretta caretta) |
| nat.res. | caret des Antilles | Atlantic ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) |
| nat.res. | caret des Antilles | Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) |
| nat.res. | caret des Antilles | Atlantic ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) |
| met. | fil de caret | rope yarn |
| ichtyol. | Tortue caret Eretmochelys imbricata | hawksbill turtle |
| nat.res. | tortue caret | loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) |
| gen. | tortue caret Eretmochelys imbricata | hawksbill sea turtle |
| gen. | tortue caret de l'Atlantique Eretmochelys imbricata | Atlantic hawksbill turtle |
| gen. | tortue caret de l'Atlantique Eretmochelys imbricata | hawksbill turtle |
| comp., MS | vitesse de clignotement du caret | caret blink time (The elapsed time, in milliseconds, required to invert the caret display. This value is half of the flash time) |