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mud turtle

Any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon, having hinged lobes on the ventral part of the shell and found in slow-moving fresh waters throughout the Western Hemisphere.

mud turtle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon and related genera that inhabit muddy rivers in North and Central America: family Kinosternidae

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mud turtle - bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America

turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

genus Kinosternon, Kinosternon - type genus of the Kinosternidae

musk turtle, stinkpot - small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

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