Definition of Dermochelys coriacea

1. Noun. Wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermochelys Coriacea

Dermacentor andersoni
Dermacentor nitens
Dermacentor occidentalis
Dermacentor reticulatus
Dermacentor variabilis
Dermanyssus gallinae
Dermaptera
Dermatobia
Dermatobia cyaniventris
Dermatobia hominis
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Dermatophilus congolensis
Dermestidae
Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys
Dermochelys coriacea (current term)
Dermot
Derrick
Derrida
Derridean
Derringer
Derris elliptica
Derry
Dervish
Dervishes
Deryck
Derzsy's disease
Des Moines
Desault's bandage
Descanso

Literary usage of Dermochelys coriacea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Water Reptiles of the Past and Present by Samuel Wendell Williston (1914)
"LEATHER-BACK MARINE TURTLES The most remarkable member of the Chelonia now living is Dermochelys coriacea (Fig. 128), the great leathery or ..."

2. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"E The sole living representative of this sub-order is Dermochelys coriacea, the Leather-back Turtle (Fig. 133, A). Instead of the usual closely-knit ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"To the fish and reptile gallery the leathery turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), taken at Pwll- heli last summer, has been added. It was impossible to preserve ..."

4. Liberia by Harry Hamilton Johnston, Otto Stapf (1906)
"The leathery turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), which is so distinct from other turtles or tortoises as to be included within a separate ..."

5. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"... (Catena caretta) and baula, or leatherback, turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). T? iii The Gandoca section is accessed from the road to Sixaola. ..."

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