The Turiec (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈturɪets], Hungarian: Turóc) is a river in north-western Slovakia.

The name is probably derived from the Indo-European appellative tur- (Slovak: tur, English: bull).

The Hungarian name Turóc comes from the ancient Slavic form Turъcь (1113 Turc).

[3] There were recorded 18 species of molluscs in Turiec river.

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