HyperDic: spiny_softshell

English > 1 sense of the expression spiny softshell:
NOUNanimalspiny softshell, Trionyx spiniferusriver turtle of western United States with a warty shell
English > spiny softshell: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningriver turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water.
SynonymTrionyx spiniferus
Member ofTrionyx, genus Trionyxtype genus of the Trionychidae
Broadersoft-shelled turtle, pancake turtlevoracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin

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