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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 pets
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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