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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 terrapin
Familiarity information: PSEUDEMYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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