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leatherback turtle
leath′er•back tur′tle (ˈlɛð ərˌbæk)
n. a large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell covered by a leathery skin: the largest living sea turtle. Also called leath′er•back`. [1875–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  leatherback turtle - wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtleDermochelys coriacea, leatherback, leathery turtlemarine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seasDermochelys, genus Dermochelys - type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles |
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Synonyms for leatherback turtlenoun wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapaceSynonyms- Dermochelys coriacea
- leatherback
- leathery turtle
Related Words- marine turtle
- sea turtle
- Dermochelys
- genus Dermochelys
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