leatherback

noun

1. 棱皮龟；革龟
   a very large sea turtle with a shell that looks like leather

1. Reptiles, inhabit, species, leatherback, flipper, lung, shell, predator, hatch.
   爬行动物，居住，物种，棱皮，脚蹼，肺，贝壳，捕食，孵化。
2. This magnificent creature is the giant leatherback turtle.
   这巨大的动物是巨形革龟。
3. Insulation protects the leatherback everywhere but on its head and flippers.
   隔热层为棱皮龟的全身上下都提供了保护，除了头部和鳍状肢。
4. Leatherback turtles usually mate every other year.
   棱皮龟通常是隔年才交配一次。
5. They are calling for new fishing agreements to save the leatherback turtles.
   他们呼吁达成新的捕鱼协议来拯救棱皮龟。
6. The leatherback accomplishes this by arranging the blood vessels in the base of as flipper into a countercurrent exchange system.
   棱皮龟通过位于鳍状肢下面的双向交换系统来实现这一点。
7. They warn that leatherback turtles around the world will disappear if current fishing methods continue.
   他们警告说，如果还保持现有的捕鱼方法不变，那么世界上的棱皮龟将会绝迹。
8. For years, experts thought leatherback turtles were safe because they are found in a number of countries.
   多年以来，专家们一直认为棱皮龟很安全，因为它们在许多国家都能找到。
9. Because the flippers are comparatively thin and blade-like, they are one part of the leatherback that is likely to become chilled.
   由于鳍状肢相对较薄且为到片状，这一部分很容易温度下降。

noun

1. wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace

   Synonym:    leatherback turtleleathery turtleDermochelys coriacea