Leatherback Definition

lĕthər-băk
leatherbacks
noun
leatherbacks
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)
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Leatherback

Noun

Singular:
leatherback
Plural:
leatherbacks

Leatherback Sentence Examples

  • Professor Graeme Hays, from Swansea Universityâs School of the Environment and Society, has led international efforts to save the leatherback from extinction.

  • Watching giant leatherback turtles come ashore to lay eggs from March to July.

  • The largest leatherback ever recorded was in Wales in 1988.

  • We assumed that she would drift slightly as punters were sure to overbet Leatherback who was napped by newspaper tipsters.

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