trionyx spiniferus

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   river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water

   Synonymsspiny softshell

   Broadersoft-shelled turtle

   Part ofTrionyx

Questions about trionyx spiniferus

What does trionyx spiniferus mean?

trionyx spiniferus means "river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water".

What is another word for trionyx spiniferus?

Close synonyms include spiny softshell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trionyx spiniferus a common word?

trionyx spiniferus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.