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leatherback |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leatherback n : wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle}, {leathery turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]
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