Meanings
nounsoft-shell turtle (plural soft-shell turtles)
plural soft-shell turtles
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.
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Translations
Catalan tortuga de closca tova
- tortuga de closca tovaAny turtle of the family Trionychidae
German Weichschildkröte
- WeichschildkröteAny turtle of the family Trionychidae
Irish turtar blaoscbhog
- turtar blaoscbhogAny turtle of the family Trionychidae
Korean 자라
- 자라 (jara)Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
Thai ตะพาบ
- ตะพาบ (dtà-pâap)Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
Vietnamese ba ba
- ba baAny turtle of the family Trionychidae
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soft-shell turtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-shell%20turtle
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“soft-shell turtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-shell%20turtle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft-shell turtle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-shell%20turtle.
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