SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE

Meaning of SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE in English

any of numerous aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin instead of horny plates.

[ 1765-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE — noun see: softshell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE — noun : any of numerous fiercely voracious aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae having a flat, oval, or nearly round …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE — see softshell
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE — трионикс (Trionyx); pl трёхкоготные черепахи (Trionychidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE — трионикс ( Trionyx ) ; pl трёхкоготные черепахи ( Trionychidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHELLED — adjective Date: 15th century having a shell especially of a specified kind, 2. having the shell removed , removed from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURTLE — I Any of more than 250 species (order Chelonia) of Turtles have existed for 200 million years, making them the …
Английский словарь Британика
TURTLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOFT — I. ˈsȯft also ˈsäft adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English softe, soft, from Old English sōfte, alteration (probably influenced …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHELLED — ˈsheld adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from shell (I) + -ed; in sense 2, from past participle of shell (II) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURTLE — (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Английский словарь Webster
SHELLED — (a.) Having a shell.
Английский словарь Webster
SHELLED — (imp. & p. p.) of Shell
Английский словарь Webster
TURTLE — ( n. ) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELLED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Shell
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELLED — ( a. ) Having a shell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TURTLE — turtle 1 — turtler , n. /terr"tl/ , n. , pl. turtles , ( esp. collectively ) turtle , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOFT — — softly , adv. — softness , n. /sawft, soft/ , adj., softer, softest , n., adv., interj. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELLED — /sheld/ , adj. 1. having the shell removed: shelled pecans. 2. (esp. of field corn, grain, etc.) removed from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELLED — adj. bombarded with explosives; removed from a shell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TURTLE — I. ˈtər-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English turtla, from Latin turtur Date: before 12th century archaic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOFT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHELLED — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : having a shell especially of a specified kind — often used in combination pink- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURTLE — noun the turtledove. 2. turtle ·noun the curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. …
Webster English vocab
SOFT — superl somewhat weak in intellect. 2. soft ·superl weak in character; impressible. 3. soft ·superl gentle in action or motion; …
Webster English vocab
SHELLED — adj having a shell. 2. shelled ·impf & ·p.p. of shell.
Webster English vocab
TURTLE — [tur.tle] n [ME, fr. OE turtla, fr. L turtur] (bef. 12c) archaic: turtledove [2]turtle n, pl turtles also turtle often …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOFT — [soft] adj [ME, fr. OE softe, alter. of sefte; akin to OHG semfti soft] (bef. 12c) 1 a: pleasing or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHELLED — [shelled] adj (15c) 1: having a shell esp. of a specified kind--often used in combination "pink-shelled" "thick-shelled" 2. a: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TURTLE — any member of the Chelonia, an ancient order of reptiles chiefly characterized by a shell that encloses the vital organs …
Britannica English vocabulary
TURTLE — one-man submarine, the first to be put to military use, built and designed by the American inventor David Bushnell (q.v.) …
Britannica English vocabulary
TURTLE — turtle BrE AmE ˈtɜːt ə l AmE \ ˈtɝːt̬ ə l ▷ turtle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOFT — soft BrE AmE sɒft sɔːft AmE sɔːft sɑːft ▷ softer ˈsɒft ə ˈsɔːft- AmE ˈsɔːft ə r ˈsɑːft- ▷ softest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TURTLE — / ˈtɜːtl; NAmE ˈtɜːrtl/ noun 1. ( NAmE also ˈsea turtle ) a large reptile with a hard round shell, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFT — / sɒft; NAmE sɔːft/ adjective ( soft·er , soft·est ) NOT HARD 1. changing shape easily when pressed; not stiff …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TURTLE — tur ‧ tle /ˈtɜːtl $ ˈtɜːrtl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: tortue ( …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOFT — soft S2 W2 /sɒft $ sɒːft/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative softer , superlative softest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TURTLE — n. 1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TURTLE — n. 1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TURTLE — n.1 any of various marine or freshwater reptiles of the order Chelonia, encased in a shell of bony plates, and …
Oxford English vocab
SOFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of a substance, material, etc.) lacking hardness or firmness; yielding to pressure; easily cut. …
Oxford English vocab
TURTLE — ( turtles) 1. A turtle is a large reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOFT — ( softer, softest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TURTLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE green ▪ But will the majestic green sea turtle survive us? ▪ Primo had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOFT
Cambridge English vocab
TURTLE — n. box turtle Little Turtle painted turtle snapping turtle softshell turtle
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TURTLE — n. Any of more than 250 species (order Chelonia) of reptiles having a bony shell overlaid with horny shields; found …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOFT — Synonyms and related words : Mickey Mouse, accented, accepting, adoring, affectionate, afraid, alveolar, anemic, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulated, assimilated, asthenic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFT — adj. soft on soft boiled soft pedal soft shell soft soap soft spot soft touch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TURTLE — noun Turtle is used before these nouns: ↑ neck Turtle is used after these nouns: ↑ sea
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOFT — INDEX: 1. soft and easy to press or crush 2. soft and pleasant to touch 3. soft and wet 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOFT — adj. 25B6; adjective soft fruit : MUSHY, squashy, pulpy, pappy, slushy, squelchy, squishy, doughy; informal gooey; Brit. informal squidgy. soft …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOFT — adj. 1 yielding, cushiony, plushy, spongy, squeezable, compressible, squashy, squashable, flexible, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, flexile, flexuous, unstarched This mattress …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TURTLE — noun Also written turtle (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Youth Culture) In full, (in the US) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or (in …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
TURTLE — I сущ. 1) черепаха (преим. морская) fresh-water turtle land turtle snapping turtle 2) суп из черепахи ∙ to turn turtle …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOFT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHELLED — прил. имеющий раковину, панцирь имеющий раковину (о моллюсках) в шелухе, скорлупе чищеный, без скорлупы; очищенный - * nuts чищеные орехи …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHELLED — Имеющий раковину
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TURTLE — turtle.ogg _I 1. ʹtɜ:tl n 1. черепаха ( преим. морская ) 2. 1> мясо черепахи 2> суп из черепахи ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOFT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHELLED — _I ʃeld a 1. 1> имеющий раковину ( о моллюсках и т. п. ) 2> в шелухе, скорлупе и т. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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