mud turtle

noun

any of several small, freshwater turtles of the family Kinosternidae, of North and South America, as the dark-brown Kinosternon subrubrum, of the U.S.

Origin of mud turtle

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby mud turtle

mudspate, mudspringer, mudstone, mud stream, mudsucker, mud turtle, mud volcano, mud wasp, mud-wrestling, mu ehr, Muehrcke's lines

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Example sentences from the Web for mud turtle

He was just in the act of throwing a clod at a mud-turtle which was sunning itself on a small log in the brook.
The Innocents Abroad|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
I have a mud-turtle that I like about as well as Toby did Mr. Stubbs.
Harper's Young People, March 8, 1881|Various
The mud-turtle kin swim and keep his chin out of water ef he wants to but he don't care ef he does sink.
The Old Soldiers Story|James Whitcomb Riley
If a mud-turtle gits your big toe in his mouth he will hang on till it thunders.
The Old Soldiers Story|James Whitcomb Riley

I discovered this place day before yesterday when I was tracking a mud-turtle.
Pee-wee Harris on the Trail|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

British Dictionary definitions for mud turtle

mud turtle

noun

any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon and related genera that inhabit muddy rivers in North and Central America: family Kinosternidae

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单词	mud turtle
释义	mud turtle noun any of several small, freshwater turtles of the family Kinosternidae, of North and South America, as the dark-brown Kinosternon subrubrum, of the U.S. Origin of mud turtle An Americanism dating back to 1775–85 Words nearby mud turtle mudspate, mudspringer, mudstone, mud stream, mudsucker, mud turtle, mud volcano, mud wasp, mud-wrestling, mu ehr, Muehrcke's lines Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mud turtle He was just in the act of throwing a clod at a mud-turtle which was sunning itself on a small log in the brook. The Innocents Abroad\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) I have a mud-turtle that I like about as well as Toby did Mr. Stubbs. Harper's Young People, March 8, 1881\|Various The mud-turtle kin swim and keep his chin out of water ef he wants to but he don't care ef he does sink. The Old Soldiers Story\|James Whitcomb Riley If a mud-turtle gits your big toe in his mouth he will hang on till it thunders. The Old Soldiers Story\|James Whitcomb Riley I discovered this place day before yesterday when I was tracking a mud-turtle. Pee-wee Harris on the Trail\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh British Dictionary definitions for mud turtle mud turtle noun any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon and related genera that inhabit muddy rivers in North and Central America: family Kinosternidae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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