Platysternidae
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Platysternidae
[‚plad·ē′stər·nə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology)
The big-headed turtles, a family of Asiatic fresh-water Chelonia with a single species (Platysternon megacephalum), characterized by a large head, hooked mandibles, and a long tail.
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