A small drab-coloured American freshwater turtle which has scent glands that produce an unpleasant musky odour when the turtle is disturbed.
动胸龟
Genus Kinosternon (or Sternotherus), family Kinosternidae: several species, including the stinkpot
Example sentencesExamples
The musk turtle has a sharply pointed snout with two thin whitish-yellow stripes running along either side of the snout to the neck.
Mud and musk turtles of the United States include the common mud turtle, common musk turtle, razor-backed musk turtle, and yellow mud turtle.
Unlike some of the other musk turtles, S. oderatus are reported to not have a tolerance for brackish water.
In Florida and south-central Texas, common musk turtles may be active all year long, but farther north, common musks are usually forced to hibernate in winter.
American mud and musk turtles are found mainly in eastern and southern North America and as far south as Argentina in South America.
Definition of musk turtle in US English:
musk turtle
noun
A small drab-colored American freshwater turtle which has scent glands that produce an unpleasant musky odor when the turtle is disturbed.
动胸龟
Genus Sternotherus, family Kinosternidae: several species, including the common musk turtle (S. odoratus)
Also called stinkpot
Example sentencesExamples
The musk turtle has a sharply pointed snout with two thin whitish-yellow stripes running along either side of the snout to the neck.
Mud and musk turtles of the United States include the common mud turtle, common musk turtle, razor-backed musk turtle, and yellow mud turtle.
In Florida and south-central Texas, common musk turtles may be active all year long, but farther north, common musks are usually forced to hibernate in winter.
Unlike some of the other musk turtles, S. oderatus are reported to not have a tolerance for brackish water.
American mud and musk turtles are found mainly in eastern and southern North America and as far south as Argentina in South America.