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soft-shelled turtle

DEFINITIONS OF: soft-shelled turtle

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n voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites

Synonyms:
pancake turtle
Types:
Trionyx spiniferus, spiny softshell
river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water
Trionyx muticus, smooth softshell
river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water
Type of:
turtle
any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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