Definition of "leatherback" []

• The largest living sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), found in tropical waters and having a tough, leathery carapace with seven longitudinal ridges. (noun)

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• "The leatherback is the world's biggest turtle and listed as Critically Endangered, largely because of poaching for eggs and snaring in fishing gear."
• "Among the deaths was a young leatherback, which is extremely rare to the area and one of the most endangered of all sea turtles."
• "The leatherback is the world's largest species of turtle -- they can live for up to 80 years and reach 2.4 meters in length."