Noun: leatherback turtle
- Wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
"Leatherback turtles can dive to extraordinary depths in search of jellyfish";
- leatherback, leathery turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
Derived forms: leatherback turtles
Type of: marine turtle, sea turtle
Part of: Dermochelys, genus Dermochelys
Encyclopedia: Leatherback turtle