Oaxaca mud turtle

US/wəˈhæ.kə mʌd ˈtɝtl̩/

noun

A Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.

Origintranslingual Kinosternon oaxacae →
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Meanings

nounOaxaca mud turtle (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralA Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae.

Origin

  1. translingualKinosternon oaxacae
  2. EnglishOaxaca mud turtle

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

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APA

Oaxaca mud turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oaxaca%20mud%20turtle

MLA

“Oaxaca mud turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oaxaca%20mud%20turtle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oaxaca mud turtle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oaxaca%20mud%20turtle.

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