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leathery

[leth-uh-ree] / ˈlɛð ə ri /


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Leathery old Hélio Saraiva has had three strains of dengue.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 17, 2017

The original version of the article you’re reading now was published back in 2007, and since then a Leathery turtle dissection has been featured on TV as part of the fantastic series Inside Nature’s Giants.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2012

Leathery men beside me clenched their guns with sweaty hands, gritted their teeth and stared with frantic concentration at the shoulders of the men ahead.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leathery Kelly Turner is seldom assailed by doubts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leathery, of about the consistence of leather; coriaceous.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa




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