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soft-shell turtle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.

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Synonyms: trionychid

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tortuga de closca tova — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Dakota: kezoŋta — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • German: Weichschildkröte — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Irish: turtar blaoscbhog — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Korean: 자라 (jara) — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Navajo: chʼééh digháhii bitsʼaʼ yilzhólí — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Serbo-Croatian: mekoštitka — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Thai: ตะพาบ (dtà-pâap) — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Unami: pisëlatulpe — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae
  • Vietnamese: ba ba — Any turtle of the family Trionychidae