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flatback

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From flat + back.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: плоскогърба морска костенурка (ploskogǎrba morska kostenurka) — Natator depressus
  • Catalan: tortuga plana d'Austràlia — Natator depressus
  • Dutch: platte soepschildpad — Natator depressus
  • Dutch: platrugzeeschildpad — Natator depressus
  • Finnish: litteäselkäkilpikonna — Natator depressus
  • French: tortue à dos plat — Natator depressus
  • German: Australische Suppenschildkröte — Natator depressus
  • German: Wallriffschildkröte — Natator depressus
  • Hungarian: ausztrál levesteknős — Natator depressus
  • Portuguese: tartaruga-marinha-australiana — Natator depressus
  • Russian: плоскоспи́нная мо́рская черепа́ха (ploskospínnaja mórskaja čerepáxa) — Natator depressus
  • Russian: австрали́йская зелёная черепа́ха (avstralíjskaja zeljónaja čerepáxa) — Natator depressus
  • Vietnamese: rùa lưng phẳng — Natator depressus