Word: leatherback
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: leath
er
back
Definition: A large sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a leathery back.
Morphemes:
Affix: leather
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Made of leather; an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bac
Language: fr
Decoded: bac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vat