chicken-turtle

A form of chicken turtle — An uncommon freshwater turtle, of species Deirochelys reticularia, found in the southeast of the United States, similar in appearance to the eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta), but with an unusually long, striped neck, a yellow stripe on each of its legs and a net-like pattern on its carapace.

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Meanings

nounchicken-turtle (plural chicken-turtles)

plural chicken-turtles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chicken turtle.
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