Definitions for soft-shell turtle
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
soft′-shell` tur′tle(n.)
any aquatic turtle of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Origin of soft-shell turtle:
1880–90
Wiktionary
soft-shell 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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