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leatherback turtle

leatherback turtle: /ledh"euhr bak'/

a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 ft. (2.1 m) and a weight of more than 1000 lb. (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species. Also called leatherback.

[1875-80; LEATHER + BACK¹]

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leatherback — [leth′ərbak΄] n. the only species (Dermochelys coriacea) of a family (Dermochelyidae) of tropical sea turtles, covered with a tough, leathery upper shell: it is the largest living turtle, weighing up to c. 725 kg ( c. 1,600 lb) * * *… … Universalium
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