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Meaning of side-necked turtle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Português cágado

Examples

“As we scan the Gaelian shore we see large side-necked turtles sunning themselves.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

side-netting side-post side-saddle side-saddle flower side-scroller side-straddle hop

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