Pancake Turtle (Noun)
Meaning
Voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Aquatic biologists discovered a pancake turtle thriving in murky waters where few other turtles could survive.
- Due to its hard, leathery shell, the pancake turtle was effectively camouflaged and difficult to spot underwater.
- While the pancake turtle may be slow-moving on land, its aquatic habits and powerful tail allowed it to outmaneuver many predators.
- Wildlife experts advise against handling a pancake turtle as it can inflict extremely painful bites.
- Conservation teams carefully relocated a group of pancake turtles from a shallow pond that was on the verge of drying up.