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leatherback

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leatherback
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)

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leath·er·back (lĕthʹər-băk') n.
The largest living sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), found in tropical waters and having a tough, leathery carapace with seven longitudinal ridges.

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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