mud turtle

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Definition of mud turtle in English English dictionary

{i} small freshwater turtle native to North and Central America that dwells in mud at the bottom of ponds and streams

bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America

Any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon, having hinged lobes on the ventral part of the shell and found in slow-moving fresh waters throughout the Western Hemisphere

Hyphenation

mud tur·tle

Turkish pronunciation

mʌd tırtıl

Pronunciation

/ˈməd ˈtərtəl/ /ˈmʌd ˈtɜrtəl/