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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Leatherback'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/leatherback.html. 1828.
 
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