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Small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor
Answer for the clue "Small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor ", 8 letters:
stinkpot
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also stink-pot , 1660s, from stink + pot (n.1).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stinkpot may mean: Alternative common name for the common musk turtle Alternative common name for the southern giant petrel An incendiary weapon Slang term referring to a motorboat (usually used by sailors ) Stink bomb , a device to create an offensive ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An annoying, bad or undesirable person. 2 The (vern: common musk turtle), a species of turtle from southeastern Canada, (taxlink Sternotherus odoratus species noshow=1). 3 The (vern: southern giant petrel), ''Macronectes giganteus''. 4 (context slang ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See Mouse , and cd. Abelmosk , Muscadel , Muscovy duck , Nutmeg .] A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistency of honey, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter , dirty dog , rat , skunk , stinker ...
Usage examples of stinkpot.
In the course of the argument cannonballs, scimitars, boomerangs, blunderbusses, stinkpots, meatchoppers, umbrellas, catapults, knuckledusters, sandbags, lumps of pig iron were resorted to and blows were freely exchanged.