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Webster 1913 Edition


Leatherback

Leath′er-backˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A large sea turtle (
Sphargis coriacea
), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; – called also
leather turtle
,
leathery turtle
,
leather-backed tortoise
, etc.

Definition 2024


leatherback

leatherback

English

Noun

leatherback (plural leatherbacks)

  1. A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.

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