Search Result for "soft-shelled_turtle":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites;
[syn: soft-shelled turtle, pancake turtle]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a. Having a soft or fragile shell. [1913 Webster] Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya. Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1. Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under Soft. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

soft-shelled turtle n 1: voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: soft- shelled turtle, pancake turtle]