MUSK TURTLE

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Meaning:

Small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

Synonyms:

musk turtle; stinkpot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("musk turtle" is a kind of...):

mud turtle (bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America)

Holonyms ("musk turtle" is a member of...):

genus Sternotherus; Sternotherus (musk turtles)

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