单词 | trunk-turtle |
释义 | > as lemmastrunk-turtle trunk-turtle n. the Leathery Turtle or Leather-back, Dermatochelys (Sphargis) coriacea, of warm seas, having a flexible leathery carapace with osseous deposits and several longitudinal ridges. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Dermochelidae > member of (leather-back) sea-turtlec1612 trunk-turtle1697 leather-back1855 leathery turtle1875 luth1883 trunk-back1883 leather-turtle1884 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 103 There are 4 sorts of Sea-turtle, viz. the Trunk-turtle, the Loggerhead, the Hawksbill, and the Green Turtle. 1736 Dr. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 117 Testudo Arcuata: The Trunk-Turtle. 1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 94 A trunk-turtle, a species of immense size and exceedingly fat. < as lemmas |
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