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leatherback sea turtle Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

The largest of all living turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), found in open oceans worldwide and distinguished by its lack of a bony shell, possessing instead a flexible carapace covered by leathery skin.

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"Conservationists worked through the night to protect the nest of a giant leatherback that had laid her eggs on the tropical beach."

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