MUSK TURTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musk turtle mean? 

• MUSK TURTLE (noun)
  The noun MUSK TURTLE has 1 sense:

1. small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

  Familiarity information: MUSK TURTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSK TURTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

musk turtle; stinkpot

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)