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Definition of musk turtle in English: musk turtlenoun A small drab-coloured American freshwater turtle which has scent glands that produce an unpleasant musky odour when the turtle is disturbed. Genus Kinosternon (or Sternotherus), family Kinosternidae: several species, including the stinkpot Example sentencesExamples - The musk turtle has a sharply pointed snout with two thin whitish-yellow stripes running along either side of the snout to the neck.
- Mud and musk turtles of the United States include the common mud turtle, common musk turtle, razor-backed musk turtle, and yellow mud turtle.
- Unlike some of the other musk turtles, S. oderatus are reported to not have a tolerance for brackish water.
- In Florida and south-central Texas, common musk turtles may be active all year long, but farther north, common musks are usually forced to hibernate in winter.
- American mud and musk turtles are found mainly in eastern and southern North America and as far south as Argentina in South America.
Definition of musk turtle in US English: musk turtlenoun A small drab-colored American freshwater turtle which has scent glands that produce an unpleasant musky odor when the turtle is disturbed. Genus Sternotherus, family Kinosternidae: several species, including the common musk turtle (S. odoratus) Also called stinkpot Example sentencesExamples - The musk turtle has a sharply pointed snout with two thin whitish-yellow stripes running along either side of the snout to the neck.
- Mud and musk turtles of the United States include the common mud turtle, common musk turtle, razor-backed musk turtle, and yellow mud turtle.
- In Florida and south-central Texas, common musk turtles may be active all year long, but farther north, common musks are usually forced to hibernate in winter.
- Unlike some of the other musk turtles, S. oderatus are reported to not have a tolerance for brackish water.
- American mud and musk turtles are found mainly in eastern and southern North America and as far south as Argentina in South America.
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