red-bellied terrapin

red-bellied terrapin
noun
freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
Hypernyms: ↑turtle
Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudemys, ↑genus Pseudemys

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noun or red-bellied turtle
: a terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris) of the tributaries of Chesapeake Bay having more or less red on the plastron and carapace and reaching a length of about 18 inches — called also redbelly, red fender

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