"side-necked turtle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: side-necked turtles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} side-necked turtle (plural side-necked turtles)
  1. Any turtle of the family Pelomedusidae, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as other turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell. Categories (lifeform): Turtles Derived forms: Geoffroy's side-necked turtle, South American side-necked swamp turtle Related terms: snake-necked turtle

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