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1. leatherback
noun. ['ˈlɛðɝˌbæk'] wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle.
Rhymes with Leatherback Turtle
- infertile
- purtle
- purtell
- pirtle
- myrtle
- mirtle
- mertle
- hurtle
- hirtle
- hertel
- fertile
- birtle
- ertle
- ertl
- ertel
2. turtle
noun. ['ˈtɝːtəl'] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.
Synonyms
- Pseudemys rubriventris
- red-bellied terrapin
- marine turtle
- terrapin
- yellow-bellied terrapin
- red-bellied turtle
- box turtle
- chelonian
- Chrysemys picta
- painted turtle
- sea turtle
- Pseudemys concinna
- tortoise
- pancake turtle
- shield
- mud turtle
- Pseudemys scripta
- box tortoise
- cuticle
- carapace
- painted terrapin
- slider
- chelonian reptile
- shell
- plastron
- painted tortoise
- soft-shelled turtle
- redbelly
- river cooter
- snapping turtle
Antonyms
Sentences with leatherback-turtle
1. Noun Phrase
As their name implies, leatherback turtles have a tough leathery shell rather than a firm hard shell, and they live in the ocean.
2. Noun Phrase
Once a female leatherback turtle has reached her nesting site, she uses her strong back flippers to dig a shallow nest in the sand.
3. Noun Phrase
That's right -- leatherback turtles date back to before the time of the dinosaurs, more than 150 million years ago.
4. Noun Phrase
In the eyes of a leatherback turtle or an ocean sunfish, plastic debris such as shopping bags can resemble jellyfish.