Audio English.net » Dictionary » D » Dermacentor ... Descriptivism

DERMOCHELYS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Dermochelys mean?

• DERMOCHELYS (noun)
The noun DERMOCHELYS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles

Familiarity information: DERMOCHELYS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DERMOCHELYS (noun)

Sense 1

Dermochelys ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dermochelys; genus Dermochelys

Hypernyms ("Dermochelys" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Dermochelys"):

Dermochelys coriacea; leatherback; leatherback turtle; leathery turtle (wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle)

Holonyms ("Dermochelys" is a member of...):

Dermochelyidae; family Dermochelyidae (sea turtles)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves." (English proverb)

"That which is obvious does not need to be explained." (Afghanistan proverb)

"While they read the Bible to the wolf, it says: hurry up, my flock left." (Armenian proverb)

"Where there's a will, there is a way." (Dutch proverb)

DERMOCHELYS: related words searches

» reptile genus meaning
» Meaning of Dermochelys coriacea
» What does leatherback mean?
» Meaning of leathery turtle
» Dermochelyidae definition

Related FAQs:

» DERMOCHELYS

Page delivered in 0.0258 seconds