Meaning Of The Word Soft-shelled turtle
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What's The Definition Of Soft-shelled turtle?
soft-shelled turtle in British English
any of a family (Trionychidae) of aquatic turtles of North America, Asia, and Africa, with a soft, oval, leathery shell; esp., a North American genus (Trionyx) common in the Mississippi drainage noun: any freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, having a flattened soft shell consisting of bony plates covered by a leathery skin noun: any of numerous aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin instead of horny plates |
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