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dermochelid

dermochelid noun: any turtle in the family Dermochelidae, comprising only one species: the leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea.

Noun

dermochelid (plural dermochelids)

  1. Any turtle in the family Dermochelidae, comprising only one species: the leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea.

Forms of dermochelid

pluraldermochelids

Questions about dermochelid

What does dermochelid mean?
Dermochelid means any turtle in the family Dermochelidae, comprising only one species: the leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea.
What part of speech is dermochelid?
Dermochelid is a noun.
What is the plural of dermochelid?
The plural of dermochelid is dermochelids.

Words near dermochelid in the dictionary

  1. dermo
  2. dermo-
  3. dermo-supraoccipital
  4. dermoabrasion
  5. dermocalyptrogen
  6. dermochelid
  7. dermochelids
  8. dermochelyid
  9. dermochelyids
  10. dermochelyoid
  11. dermochelyoids

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