softshell turtle

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softshell turtle noun

Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.

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soft-shelled turtle soft-shell turtle soft tortoise snapping-turtle spiny softshell turtle shell shelt-toad toothshell box-turtle tortoise shell side-necked turtle shellpad turtleback undershell snapping turtle turtler

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