soft-shell turtle


soft-shell turtle

n. Any of various freshwater turtles of the family Trionychidae, having a flat carapace covered with leathery skin, paddlelike limbs, and an elongated snout.

soft′-shell` tur′tle


n. any aquatic turtle of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin. [1880–90]