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Kinosternidae

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family kinosternidaenounmud turtles; musk turtles

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family kinosternidaenounmud turtles; musk turtles
mud turtlenounAny of the genus Kinosternon of small aquatic turtles of the Americas.
cinosternoidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Kinosternidae (syn. Cinosternoidae), of mud turtles.
trionychidaea family of turtle, commonly known as softshell turtles.
sternotherus odoratusa species of small turtle in the family Kinosternidae.
trionyxa genus of softshell turtles belonging to the family Trionychidae.
podocnemisa genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae.
podocnemididnoun(zoology) Any of a group of side-necked turtles of the family Podocnemididae
protostegidaea family of extinct marine turtles that lived during the Cretaceous period.
razor-backed musk turtleThe razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae.
trachemysa genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae.
mytilidaea family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida.
snake-necked turtlenounAny turtle of the Chelodina or Hydromedusa genera and some others in family Chelidae.
podocnemididaea family of pleurodire (side-necked) turtles, once widely distributed.
tortoisenounAny of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
protostegidnoun(zoology) Any turtle in the family Protostegidae.
salamandridaea family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts.
graptemysa genus of freshwater turtles containing 14 species, commonly known as map turtles.
pleurodirenoun(zoology) Any of a group of side-necked turtles of the suborder Pleurodira
common snapping turtlenounChelydra serpentina, a large freshwater turtle that lives in shallow, slow-moving bodies of water with muddy bottoms.

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