mud turtle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of several small freshwater turtles, especially of the genus Kinosternon, that live in muddy ponds, marshes, and slow streams

   A mud turtle buried itself in the soft bank beside the pond.

A transparent compound of mud + turtle, named for the animal's preference for muddy-bottomed freshwater habitats. The noun is normally open today, while older texts also use mud-turtle.

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