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Definition of side-necked turtle

side-necked turtle

Plural:side-necked turtles
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A freshwater turtle belonging to the suborder Pleurodira, characterized by its method of folding its neck horizontally sideways under the rim of its shell to protect its head, natively found in the Southern Hemisphere across South America, Africa, and Australia.

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"During our visit to the herpetology exhibit, the zoologist explained that the African helmeted turtle is a type of side-necked turtle."

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• Nearby Words

siddhartha
side
side blotched lizard
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sidearm
sidebar
sideboard

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Side-necked turtle. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/side--necked-turtle
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