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Oaxaca mud turtle

US/wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/

Oaxaca mud turtle noun: a Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.

Noun

Oaxaca mud turtle (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.

Origin of Oaxaca mud turtle

From Oaxaca (“polity of Mexico”) + mud turtle (“Kinosternon sp.”), a calque of translingual Kinosternon oaxacae.

Questions about Oaxaca mud turtle

What does Oaxaca mud turtle mean?
Oaxaca mud turtle means a Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.
What part of speech is Oaxaca mud turtle?
Oaxaca mud turtle is a noun.
How do you pronounce Oaxaca mud turtle?
Oaxaca mud turtle is pronounced /wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/ (US).

Words near Oaxaca mud turtle in the dictionary

  1. oaves
  2. OAVs
  3. OAX
  4. oaxaca
  5. Oaxaca City
  6. Oaxaca mud turtle
  7. Oaxacalifornia
  8. Oaxacan
  9. Oaxacans
  10. Oaxacas
  11. Oaxtepec

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