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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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Origin of soft-shelled turtle
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby soft-shelled turtle
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How to use soft-shelled turtle in a sentence
Bartram's description of a soft-shelled turtle has provided the basis for the proposal of at least three name-combinations.
Kellogg (1929:26) wrote that stomachs of two alligators each contained one soft-shelled turtle.
In the rivers and swamps there are soft-shelled turtle (Trionyx and Sternothaerus).
British Dictionary definitions for soft-shelled turtle
soft-shelled turtle
noun
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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