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soft-shelled turtle

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soft-shelled turtle
n.
Any of various freshwater turtles of the family Trionychidae, having a flat carapace covered with leathery skin and a fleshy elongated snout.
soft-shelled turtle
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, having a flattened soft shell consisting of bony plates covered by a leathery skin
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Noun1.soft-shelled turtle - voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skinsoft-shelled turtle - voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites
pancake turtle
turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
family Trionychidae, Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles
spiny softshell, Trionyx spiniferus - river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water
smooth softshell, Trionyx muticus - river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
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