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turtle
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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marine turtle, sea turtle
any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
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snapping turtle
large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws
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mud turtle
bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America
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terrapin
any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
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Pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly
freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
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Pseudemys scripta, slider, yellow-bellied terrapin
freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
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Pseudemys concinna, cooter, river cooter
large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
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box tortoise, box turtle
chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly
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Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle
freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States
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tortoise
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle
voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites
