leathery

Example Sentences

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Swell sharks depend on kelp to lay their leathery eggs, making them vulnerable to kelp forest loss.

From BBC

First, one must peel back its leathery skin, which, when ripe, is a beautiful shade of pinkish-red, sometimes with faint streaks of gold or light green.

From Salon

Indian wildlife photographer Sachin Rai still remembers tigress "Arrowhead" pouncing on a crocodile and tearing away its leathery flesh with her teeth.

From BBC

“I haven’t had to alter my body in that way,” says Strong, who underwent a doctor-supervised “starvation diet” and a regimen of tanning booth visits and biweekly spray tans to match Cohn’s notoriously leathery look.

From Los Angeles Times

The sun's rays also dry out skin, making it coarse and leathery.

From BBC