Noun
chicken turtle (plural chicken turtles)
An uncommon freshwater turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, found in the southeast of the United States, similar in appearance to the eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta), but with an unusually long, striped neck, a yellow stripe on each of its legs and a net-like pattern on its carapace.
chicken-turtle (plural chicken-turtles)
Alternative form of chicken turtle
chicken-turtle