Leatherback

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.)
     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.


     [1913 Webster] Leatheret

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leatherback
       n : wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace;
           largest living turtle [syn: {leatherback turtle}, {leathery
           turtle}, {Dermochelys coriacea}]