| 单词 | softshell turtle |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoftshell turtle softshell turtle n. any of various freshwater turtles that constitute the family Trionychidae, esp. North American turtles of the genus Apalone (or Trionyx), which are characterized by a flexible leathery carapace. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > member of family Trionychidae (soft-shell) mud turtle1756 softshell turtle1804 soft tortoise1821 mud terrapin1829 softshell1830 softback1832 Trionyx1835 potamian1851 1804 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 451 (note) The soft-shell turtle..is peculiar to America. 1884 F. W. True in G.B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 152 The food of the Soft-shell Turtles consists of small fishes, snails, and other small animals. 1943 Z. N. Hurston Let. 15 May in Life in Lett. (2002) 488 I go for hush-puppies too and soft-shell turtle. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures II. 372/2 The African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis ) reaches a length of 3 feet. < as lemmas |
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