leatherback turtle

[ leth-er-bak ]

/ ˈlɛð ərˌbæk /

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noun

a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meters) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kilograms): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.

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Also called leath·er·back .

Origin of leatherback turtle

First recorded in 1875–80; leather + back¹

Words nearby leatherback turtle

leastwise, least-worst, leat, leather, leatherback, leatherback turtle, leather beetle, leatherette, leatherfish, leather-hard, leatherhead

How to use leatherback turtle in a sentence

This Israel-Hamas war feels different, neither turtle nor scorpion even pretending anymore about seeking peace.
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A non-Sioux nation in the state, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, also said no.
The Native Americans Who Voted for ‘The Fighting Sioux’|Evan Weiner|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The commercial then shifts to a split screen of a cartoon turtle and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Tea Party Candidate In Texas Makes Viral "Turtle Soup" Campaign Ad|Ben Jacobs|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, Stovall has learned some political lessons in light of his turtle soup success.
Tea Party Candidate In Texas Makes Viral "Turtle Soup" Campaign Ad|Ben Jacobs|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was filming other television spots in January and his campaign manager and the producer wanted to do the turtle soup spot.
Tea Party Candidate In Texas Makes Viral "Turtle Soup" Campaign Ad|Ben Jacobs|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To these we gave boiled rice, and with it turtle and manatee boiled.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
She careened so badly that the girls shrieked and Malcolm himself thought she would turn turtle.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
For our use, besides bread-fruit and fish, there was a turtle weighing perhaps more than twenty pounds.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
I shall give 'em real turtle from Birch's, and as for fizz, they shall swim in it if they like.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Thomas Simpson, companion of Mr. Dean in the discovery of the north-west passage, died by his own hand at Turtle river, aged 32.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell