WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
musk′ tur′tle, 
  1. Reptilesany of several aquatic turtles of the genus Sternotherus, of North America, which, when disturbed, emit a musky secretion.
  • so called from its musky smell 1865–70, American.

'musk turtle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
stinkpot

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