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Definition of mud turtle

mud turtle

Plural:mud turtles
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Any of various small, semi-aquatic turtles of the family Kinosternidae, native to the Americas, characterized by a smooth, dark, dome-shaped shell and a strong tendency to inhabit slow-moving or stagnant muddy-bottomed waters.

Example

"During the field study in the wetlands, the biology students documented a small mud turtle burrowing into the sediment to escape the midday heat."

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• Nearby Words

mud loach
mud plantain
mud snake
mud turtle
mudbank
mudbath
mudbrick

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mud turtle. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mud-turtle
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