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.

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Meanings

nounside-necked turtle (plural side-necked turtles)

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

Translations

Portuguese cágado
  • cágadoturtle of the suborder Pleurodira
Cite this entry
APA

side-necked turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-necked%20turtle

MLA

“side-necked turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-necked%20turtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side-necked turtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side-necked%20turtle.

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