leatherback

Noun

Synonyms: leatherback turtle leathery turtle Dermochelys coriacea

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtleSynonyms: leatherback turtle leathery turtle Dermochelys coriacea

Webster's Dictionary (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