mud turtle

noun

any of several small, freshwater turtles of the family Kinosternidae, of North and South America, as the dark-brown Kinosternon subrubrum, of the U.S.

mud turtle

any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon and related genera that inhabit muddy rivers in North and Central America: family Kinosternidae

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

As a child, she often went canoeing and fishing and excelled at mud turtle catch and release.

So they hurried away, for the gold fish whispered that the mud turtle was always cross when he ate.

I don't believe the mud turtle is fairy prince, but I don't want to see him hurt.

The boy finally did take the hook out, not hurting the mud-turtle any more than he could help, for he was not a bad boy.

Then Alice went right up to the mud turtle and said: "O fairy prince, art thou much hurt?"

"Maybe you will believe that I am a fairy now," said the mud turtle to Jimmie, and Jimmie said he would.

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