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
mud puppy,
mud room,
mud slide,
mud snake,
mud stream,
mud turtle,
mud volcano,
mud wasp,
mud-wrestling,
mudanjiang,
mudcap
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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