Soft-shelled Turtle Definition
noun
Any of a family (Trionychidae) of aquatic turtles of North America, Asia, and Africa, with a soft, oval, leathery shell; esp., a North American genus (Trionyx) common in the Mississippi drainage.
Webster's New World
A variant form of soft-shell turtle.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- pancake turtle
Other Word Forms of Soft-shelled Turtle
Noun
Singular:
soft-shelled turtle
Plural:
soft-shelled turtles
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