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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.

Synonyms

  • Soft-shelled Turtle

Hypernyms

  • Turtle

Hyponyms

  • Smooth Softshell
  • Spiny Softshell
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