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YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow-bellied terrapin mean? 

YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN (noun)
  The noun YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN has 1 sense:

1. freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as petsplay

  Familiarity information: YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Pseudemys scripta; slider; yellow-bellied terrapin

Hypernyms ("yellow-bellied terrapin" is a kind of...):

turtle (any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)

Holonyms ("yellow-bellied terrapin" is a member of...):

genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys (sliders; red-bellied terrapin)


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