soft-shelled turtle
noun
any of numerous aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin instead of horny plates.
Origin of soft-shelled turtle
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby soft-shelled turtle
soft-rock geology,
soft-sell,
soft-shell,
soft-shell clam,
soft-shell crab,
soft-shelled turtle,
soft-shoe,
soft-soap,
soft-soaper,
soft-spoken,
soft-top
British Dictionary definitions for soft-shelled turtle
soft-shelled turtle
noun
any freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, having a flattened soft shell consisting of bony plates covered by a leathery skin