zaratan

noun

1. In Arabic folklore, an extremely large (sea) turtle, the shell of which resembles an island.

   […]turtle known as zaratans. Living for millennia, these slow-moving gentle giants dine exclusively on sea […] a zaratan's shell grows ever more complex as it ages.

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab”), possibly via Spanish zaratán.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zaratan (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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