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soft-shelled turtle

soft-shelled turtle is the alternative form of soft-shell turtle.

Meaning of soft-shell turtle

Noun

soft-shell turtle (plural soft-shell turtles)

  1. Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.
    Synonyms:
    trionychid

Forms of soft-shelled turtle

pluralsoft-shelled turtles

Questions about soft-shelled turtle

What is soft-shelled turtle the alternative form of?
Soft-shelled turtle is the alternative form of soft-shell turtle.

Words near soft-shelled turtle in the dictionary

  1. soft-shell crabs
  2. soft-shell turtle
  3. soft-shell turtles
  4. soft-shelled crab
  5. soft-shelled crabs
  6. soft-shelled turtle
  7. soft-shelled turtles
  8. soft-shells
  9. soft-shoe
  10. soft-soap
  11. soft-soaped

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