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Leatherback turtle — Taxobox name = Leatherback Sea Turtle status = CR status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = Dermochelyidae familia authority = Fitzinger,… … Wikipedia
leatherback turtle — noun wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle • Syn: ↑leatherback, ↑leathery turtle, ↑Dermochelys coriacea • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
leatherback turtle — leath′er•back tur′tle [[t]ˈlɛð ərˌbæk[/t]] n. ram a large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell covered by a leathery skin: the largest living sea turtle. Also called leath′er•back • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
leatherback turtle — noun a very large black turtle with a thick leathery shell, living chiefly in tropical seas. [Dermochelys coriacea.] … English new terms dictionary
Leatherback sea turtle — For the musical instrument called lute, see Lute. Leatherback sea turtle Conservation status … Wikipedia
leatherback — n. leatherback turtle, largest living sea turtle which has a leathery shell and can reach a length of more than 7 feet (found in tropical waters) … English contemporary dictionary
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turtle Island Restoration Network — (TIRN) is a United States 501(c)(3) non profit organization founded in 1999 whose mission is: To take swift and decisive action to protect and restore marine species and their habitats and to inspire people in communities all over the world to… … Wikipedia
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
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) … English World dictionary
