Guess 20 Anapsids From Animal Definition Clues

Question 1

Definition clue: chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly Which term fits?

Accepted Answer

box turtle

Question 2

Two clues—sea turtle: very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas Name the answer.

Accepted Answer

loggerhead

Question 3

Source card: bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America…; grouped Which entry?

Accepted Answer

mud turtle

Question 4

Within Anapsids: any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely… Which option belongs?

Accepted Answer

sea turtle

Question 5

Repair the missing label: small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor = ? Choose it.

Accepted Answer

musk turtle

Question 6

Complete this pair: anapsid → a reptile of the order Chelonia Which term?

Accepted Answer

chelonian

Question 7

Eliminate the broad labels: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs… What remains?

Accepted Answer

tortoise

Question 8

Follow the category path: turtle; any of various edible North American web-footed turtles Name the entry.

Accepted Answer

terrapin

Question 9

Apply both constraints: sea turtle and “large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for Which answer?

Accepted Answer

green turtle

Question 10

Combine the evidence: close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of…; What fits?

Accepted Answer

Texas tortoise

Question 11

Definition clue: freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised… Which term fits?

Accepted Answer

slider

Question 12

Two clues—turtle: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the… Name the answer.

Accepted Answer

painted turtle

Question 13

Source card: large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico; grouped under Which entry?

Accepted Answer

cooter

Question 14

Within Anapsids: very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands Which option belongs?

Accepted Answer

giant tortoise

Question 15

Repair the missing label: olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern… Choose it.

Accepted Answer

Pacific ridley

Question 16

Complete this pair: chelonian → any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and… Which term?

Accepted Answer

turtle

Question 17

Eliminate the broad labels: grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America What remains?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic ridley

Question 18

Follow the category path: tortoise; burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and Name the entry.

Accepted Answer

desert tortoise

Question 19

Apply both constraints: turtle and “large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws” Which answer?

Accepted Answer

snapping turtle

Question 20

Combine the evidence: river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet…; What fits?

Accepted Answer

spiny softshell

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