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Leatherback

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Noun

1. dermochelys coriacea, leatherback, leatherback turtle, leathery turtle

wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle

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Leatherback

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noun
a large turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, of warm and tropical seas, having a ridged leathery carapace: family Dermochelidae
. Also called (in Britain): leathery turtle

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Leatherback

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noun
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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Leatherback

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n.
A very large sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) of tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, having a tough, leathery carapace with seven longitudinal ridges.

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