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river turtle

river turtle noun: any marine turtle that inhabits rivers.

Noun

river turtle (plural river turtles)

  1. Any marine turtle that inhabits rivers.

Forms of river turtle

pluralriver turtles

Words formed from river turtle

  • American sideneck river turtle
  • Asian river turtle
  • black river turtle
  • brahminy river turtle
  • Central American river turtle
  • crowned river turtle
  • giant South American river turtle
  • Mesoamerican river turtle
  • South American river turtle
  • yellow-spotted river turtle

Questions about river turtle

What does river turtle mean?
River turtle means any marine turtle that inhabits rivers.
What part of speech is river turtle?
River turtle is a noun.
What is the plural of river turtle?
The plural of river turtle is river turtles.

Words near river turtle in the dictionary

  1. river sharks
  2. river snail
  3. river snails
  4. river swallow
  5. river swallows
  6. river turtle
  7. river turtles
  8. River Vale
  9. river valley
  10. river valleys
  11. river walk

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