soft-shelled turtle

(Animals) any freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, having a flattened soft shell consisting of bony plates covered by a leathery skin

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soft-shelled turtle - voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites

pancake turtle

turtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

family Trionychidae, Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles

spiny softshell, Trionyx spiniferus - river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water

smooth softshell, Trionyx muticus - river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water

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