leatherback

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: leath=er=back

CIDE DICTIONARY

leatherback, 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

leatherback, n. a large marine turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having a thick leathery carapace.