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flatback

flatback noun: a chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.

flatback: a chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of...
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Noun

flatback (plural flatbacks)

  1. A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.

flatback meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

flatback in Tamil

தட்டை முதுகு

flatback in Vietnamese

Natator depressus
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Forms of flatback

pluralflatbacks

Origin of flatback

From flat + back.

Questions about flatback

What does flatback mean?
Flatback means a chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.
What is flatback in Tamil?
Flatback in Tamil is தட்டை முதுகு. See Flatback meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flatback?
Flatback is a noun.
What is the plural of flatback?
The plural of flatback is flatbacks.

Words near flatback in the dictionary

  1. flat-track bullies
  2. flat-track bully
  3. flat-warming
  4. flat-warmings
  5. flat-wound
  6. flatback
  7. flatbacker
  8. flatbackers
  9. flatbacks
  10. flatband
  11. flatbed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flatback (page history and authors); flatback (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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