side-necked turtle

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side-necked turtle

noun side-necked turtles

Any turtle of the suborder Pleurodira, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as hidden-neck turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell. As we scan the Gaelian shore we see large side-necked turtles sunning themselves.

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noun turtle of the suborder Pleurodira

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@misc{side_necked_turtle_2026,
  title = {side-necked turtle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/side-necked%20turtle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}