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PSEUDEMYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pseudemys mean? 

PSEUDEMYS (noun)
  The noun PSEUDEMYS has 1 sense:

1. sliders; red-bellied terrapinplay

  Familiarity information: PSEUDEMYS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSEUDEMYS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sliders; red-bellied terrapin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pseudemys; Pseudemys

Hypernyms ("Pseudemys" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "Pseudemys"):

Pseudemys rubriventris; red-bellied terrapin; red-bellied turtle; redbelly (freshwater turtle of Chesapeake Bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell)

Pseudemys scripta; slider; yellow-bellied terrapin (freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets)

cooter; Pseudemys concinna; river cooter (large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico)

Holonyms ("Pseudemys" is a member of...):

Emydidae; family Emydidae (box and water turtles)


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