'Soft-shelled turtle' definitions:

Definition of 'soft-shelled turtle'

(from WordNet)
noun
Voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites [syn: soft- shelled turtle, pancake turtle]

Definition of 'Soft-shelled turtle'

From: GCIDE
  • Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a. Having a soft or fragile shell. [1913 Webster]
  • Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya.
  • Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1.
  • Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under Soft. [1913 Webster]