family Trionychidae

Thesaurus

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family Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles Trionychidaereptile family - a family of reptilesorder Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines, Chelonia - tortoises and turtlespancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle - voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bitesgenus Trionyx, Trionyx - type genus of the Trionychidae