"river turtle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: river turtles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} river turtle (plural river turtles)
  1. Any marine turtle that inhabits rivers. Categories (lifeform): Turtles Derived forms: American sideneck river turtle (english: Podocnemis), Asian river turtle (english: in family Geoemydidae), black river turtle (taxonomic: Rhinoclemmys funerea), brahminy river turtle (taxonomic: Hardella thurjii), Central American river turtle (taxonomic: Dermatemys mawii), crowned river turtle (taxonomic: Hardella thurjii), giant South American river turtle (taxonomic: Podocnemis expansa), Mesoamerican river turtle (taxonomic: Dermatemys mawii), South American river turtle (taxonomic: Podocnemis expansa), yellow-spotted river turtle (taxonomic: Podocnemis unifilis)

Inflected forms

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