painted terrapin

painted terrapin
noun
freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States
Hypernyms: ↑turtle
Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysemys, ↑genus Chrysemys

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  • Painted terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Terrapin — Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Painted wood turtle — Incised Wood Turtle Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Painted Batagur — Taxobox name = Painted Batagur status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Testudines familia = Bataguridae genus = Callagur species = C. borneoensis binomial = Callagur borneoensis binomial …   Wikipedia

  • painted tortoise — noun freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States • Syn: ↑painted turtle, ↑painted terrapin, ↑Chrysemys picta • Hypernyms: ↑turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysemys, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • painted turtle — noun freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States • Syn: ↑painted terrapin, ↑painted tortoise, ↑Chrysemys picta • Hypernyms: ↑turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysemys, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • painted turtle — n. a small, brightly colored, freshwater terrapin (Chrysemys picta) with webbed feet …   English World dictionary

  • Alligator terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mud terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Speckled terrapin — Terrapin Ter ra*pin, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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