ALL meanings of leatherback
leath·er·back tur·tle
L l - noun leatherback a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species. 1
- noun leatherback A very large black turtle with a thick leathery shell, living chiefly in tropical seas. 1
- noun leatherback a large turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, of warm and tropical seas, having a ridged leathery carapace: family Dermochelidae 0
- noun leatherback 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) 0