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REDBELLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does redbelly mean?
• REDBELLY (noun)
The noun REDBELLY has 1 sense:
1. freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
Familiarity information: REDBELLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Pseudemys rubriventris; red-bellied terrapin; red-bellied turtle; redbelly
Hypernyms ("redbelly" is a kind of...):
turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
Holonyms ("redbelly" is a member of...):
genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys (sliders; red-bellied terrapin)
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