'leather-backed tortoise' definitions:

Definition of 'leather-backed tortoise'

From: GCIDE
  • Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc. [1913 Webster] Leatheret