genus dermochelys

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   type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles

   SynonymsDermochelys

   Broaderreptile genus

   Part ofDermochelyidae

Questions about genus dermochelys

What does genus dermochelys mean?

genus dermochelys means "type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles".

What is another word for genus dermochelys?

Close synonyms include Dermochelys. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus dermochelys a common word?

genus dermochelys is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.