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Dermochelys

noun

type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles

• Syn: ↑genus Dermochelys

• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dermochelyidae, ↑family Dermochelyidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑leatherback turtle, ↑leatherback, ↑leathery turtle, ↑Dermochelys coriacea

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\\dərˈmäkələ̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from derm- + Greek chelys tortoise — more at chelys

: a genus (the type of the family Dermochelidae) of large marine turtles including only the leatherback

Useful english dictionary. 2012.