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单词 side-necked turtle
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Definition of side-necked turtle in English:

side-necked turtle

noun
  • A freshwater turtle with a relatively long head and neck that is retracted sideways into the shell for defence.

    Suborder Pleurodira: families Chelidae (South America and Australasia) and Pelomedusidae (South America and southern Africa), and several genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 70 or so species of side-necked turtles bend their necks sideways and tuck their heads in under the front edge of the upper shell.
    • Modern side-necked turtles are found only in the southern hemisphere and withdraw their heads sideways under the shell.
    • The carapace of this appealing side-necked turtle is a medium to charcoal gray color with no design.
    • The side-necked turtles retracted their heads sideways, while the arch-necked turtles folded their necks in an S-like shape.
    • This turtle is a side-necked turtle, as are all turtle species of New Guinea and Australia.
 
 

Definition of side-necked turtle in US English:

side-necked turtle

noun
  • A freshwater turtle with a relatively long head and neck that is retracted sideways into the shell for defense.

    Suborder Pleurodira: families Chelidae (South America and Australasia) and Pelomedusidae (South America and southern Africa), and several genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The carapace of this appealing side-necked turtle is a medium to charcoal gray color with no design.
    • This turtle is a side-necked turtle, as are all turtle species of New Guinea and Australia.
    • The 70 or so species of side-necked turtles bend their necks sideways and tuck their heads in under the front edge of the upper shell.
    • Modern side-necked turtles are found only in the southern hemisphere and withdraw their heads sideways under the shell.
    • The side-necked turtles retracted their heads sideways, while the arch-necked turtles folded their necks in an S-like shape.
 
 
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