leathery
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of leathery
Example Sentences
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One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Swell sharks depend on kelp to lay their leathery eggs, making them vulnerable to kelp forest loss.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
First, one must peel back its leathery skin, which, when ripe, is a beautiful shade of pinkish-red, sometimes with faint streaks of gold or light green.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025
“I haven’t had to alter my body in that way,” says Strong, who underwent a doctor-supervised “starvation diet” and a regimen of tanning booth visits and biweekly spray tans to match Cohn’s notoriously leathery look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
The horde of arai wailed, flapping their leathery wings and stirring up clouds of blackness.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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