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GENUS TERRAPENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Terrapene mean?
• GENUS TERRAPENE (noun)
The noun GENUS TERRAPENE has 1 sense:
1. box turtles
Familiarity information: GENUS TERRAPENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Box turtles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Terrapene; Terrapene
Hypernyms ("genus Terrapene" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Terrapene"):
box tortoise; box turtle (chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly)
Holonyms ("genus Terrapene" is a member of...):
Emydidae; family Emydidae (box and water turtles)
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