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