soft-shelled turtle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft-shel, soft- tur-tl]

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft-shel, soft- tur-tl]

Definitions of soft-shelled turtle words

noun soft-shelled turtle any of numerous aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin instead of horny plates. 1
noun soft-shelled turtle any freshwater turtle of the family Trionychidae, having a flattened soft shell consisting of bony plates covered by a leathery skin 0
noun soft-shelled turtle any of a family (Trionychidae) of aquatic turtles of North America, Asia, and Africa, with a soft, oval, leathery shell; esp., a North American genus (Trionyx) common in the Mississippi drainage 0

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Origin of soft-shelled turtle

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75

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soft-shelled turtle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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