leatherback

Questions about leatherback

What does leatherback mean?

leatherback means "wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle".

How many syllables are in leatherback?

leatherback has 3 syllables: leat-her-back. The stress falls on "leat". In IPA it is /ˈlɛðɚˌbæk/.

What is another word for leatherback?

Close synonyms include leatherback turtle, leathery turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. 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 leatherback a common word?

leatherback 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.

What rhymes with leatherback?

34 words rhyme with leatherback. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.