💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Softshell turtle"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| soft-shelled turtlenoun | Alternative form of soft-shell turtle. [Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.] |
| soft-shell turtlenoun | Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides. |
| soft tortoisenoun | Any of the soft-shelled turtles of the family Trionychidae. |
| snapping-turtlenoun | Alternative form of snapping turtle. [Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.] |
| spiny softshell turtlenoun | A type of soft-shell turtle (Apalone spinifera) native to Canada, the United States and Mexico, having spiny projections on the leading edge of its carapace. |
| shellnoun | A hard external covering of an animal. |
| shelt-toadnoun | Alternative form of shield-toad. [(very rare, nonstandard, puristic) A turtle or tortoise.] |
| toothshellnoun | Alternative form of tooth shell. [Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot] |
| box-turtlenoun | Alternative form of box turtle. [A turtle of the genera Terrapene (the North American box turtles), Cuora, or Pyxidea (the Asian box turtles), characterised by having a domed shell that is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.] |
| tortoise shellnoun | The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material. |
| side-necked turtlenoun | Any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as hidden-neck turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell. |
| shellpadnoun | (now dialectal, rare, puristic) A turtle or tortoise. |
| turtlebacknoun | Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell). |
| undershellnoun | The plastron of a turtle or tortoise. |
| snapping turtlenoun | Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap. |
| turtlernoun | One who fishes for turtles or tortoises. |
| potamiannoun | (zoology, dated) A softshell turtle (family Trionychidae) |
| snailshellnoun | The shell of a snail. |
| lampshellnoun | Alternative form of lamp shell. [(zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda).] |
| snake-necked turtlenoun | Any turtle of the Chelodina or Hydromedusa genera and some others in family Chelidae. |
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