Found 2 items, similar to mud turtle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mud turtle
mud turtle
n : bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of
North America and Central America
English → English (gcide)
Definition: mud turtle
Snapping
\Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from
Snap, v.
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Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See
Snap beetle, under
Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle (
Chelydra serpentina
) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also
mud turtle.
(b) See
Alligator snapper, under
Alligator.
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Trionyx
\Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see
Tri-) + ? a
claw.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
soft tortoise,
soft-shell tortoise, and
mud turtle.
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Note: The common American species (
Trionyx ferox syn.
Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
and Africa.
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