chelonian, chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order Chelonia

marine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas

snapping turtle - large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws

mud turtle - bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America

terrapin - any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water

Pseudemys rubriventris, red-bellied terrapin, red-bellied turtle, redbelly - freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell

Pseudemys scripta, yellow-bellied terrapin, slider - freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

cooter, Pseudemys concinna, river cooter - large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico

box tortoise, box turtle - chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly

Chrysemys picta, painted terrapin, painted tortoise, painted turtle - freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States

tortoise - usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

pancake turtle, soft-shelled turtle - voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites

carapace, cuticle, shell - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

plastron - (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside

overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"

hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"