leatherback turtle
[ leth -er-bak ]
/ ˈlɛð ərˌbæk /
noun
a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
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Nearby words
- leather-bottle stomach,
- leather-hard,
- leather-lunged,
- leather-stocking tales,
- leatherback,
- leatherette,
- leatherfish,
- leatherhead,
- leatherjacket,
- leatherleaf
Origin of leatherback turtle
Also called leath·er·back.
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Examples from the Web for leatherback
Leatherback turtles, opah, and large numbers of ocean sunfish have been reported off Washington.
Fishy Mystery: Are Beached Oarfish Trying to Tell Us Something?|Kevin Bailey|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEASTThe Leatherback, or Trunk Turtle, is the largest of the sea turtles, sometimes reaching a weight of half a ton.
Pathfinder|Alan Douglas
leatherback
/ (ˈlɛðəˌbæk) /
noun
a large turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, of warm and tropical seas, having a ridged leathery carapace: family DermochelidaeAlso called (in Britain): leathery turtle
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