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side-necked turtle

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  • noun 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.

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  1. Geoffroy's side-necked turtle
  2. South American side-necked swamp turtle

cross-references (1)

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  1. snake-necked turtle

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