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单词 leatherback turtle
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leatherback turtle in American English

(ˈleðər ˌbæk)
noun
a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 ft. (2.1 m) and a weight of more than 1000lb. (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species
Also called: leatherback
Word origin
[1875–80; leather + back1]

Examples of 'leatherback turtle' in a sentence
leatherback turtle

The man with the kayak found himself paddling among leatherback turtles.It aims to learn about endangered leatherback turtles, which feeds on jellyfish.Leatherback turtles, for example, feed on jellyfish, which closely resemble plastic bags.Well, that lot are going the way of leatherback turtles.Leatherback turtles may use a magnetic or solar compass to navigate, research on the endangered species suggests.Yet none of these things - not foxes, nor elephants, nor sad, sad leatherback turtles - are really a patch on farming.You'll also encounter hawksbill and leatherback turtles, manta and eagle rays, and hammerhead and whale sharks.
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