mud_turtle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *mud turtle*:
NOUN	animal	mud turtle	bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America

English > *mud turtle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America.
Member of	Kinosternon, genus Kinosternon	type genus of the Kinosternidae
Narrower	musk turtle, stinkpot	small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
Broader	turtle	Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming / swimming
Spanish	tortuga del fango

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