softshell turtle

A form of soft-shell turtle — Any 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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Meanings

nounsoftshell turtle (plural softshell turtles)

plural softshell turtles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of soft-shell turtle.
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