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side-necked turtle

side-necked turtle noun: any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as hidden-neck turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell.

Noun

side-necked turtle (plural side-necked turtles)

  1. Any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as hidden-neck turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell.
    • As we scan the Gaelian shore we see large side-necked turtles sunning themselves.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 29

Forms of side-necked turtle

pluralside-necked turtles

Words formed from side-necked turtle

  • Geoffroy's side-necked turtle
  • South American side-necked swamp turtle

Questions about side-necked turtle

What does side-necked turtle mean?
Side-necked turtle means any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as hidden-neck turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell.
What part of speech is side-necked turtle?
Side-necked turtle is a noun.
What is the plural of side-necked turtle?
The plural of side-necked turtle is side-necked turtles.

Words near side-necked turtle in the dictionary

  1. side-lobe
  2. side-lobes
  3. side-lock
  4. side-locks
  5. side-neck
  6. side-necked turtle
  7. side-necked turtles
  8. side-necks
  9. side-netting
  10. side-parting
  11. side-post

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