Turtleback

Alternative forms

• turtle-back

Origin

turtle + back

Full definition of turtleback

Noun

1. Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell.)
2. A library binding of a mass market paperback with a generic hardcover.
3. Any plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.

Related terms

• turtle-backed
• turtle-back scale