mud turtle

noun

1. any of several small, freshwater turtles of the family Kinosternidae, of North and South America, as the dark-brown Kinosternon subrubrum, of the U.S.

mud turtle

noun

1. any of various small turtles of the genus Kinosternon and related genera that inhabit muddy rivers in North and Central America: family Kinosternidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of mud turtle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85